Six persons died on Monday in a road crash involving a gas-laden tanker and a Volvo 626 vehicle.
The crash occurred at about 1:20pm at the Olokuta axis of the Idiroko-Ota route, Ogun State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, told NAIJALOADED that the accident involved eight persons.
While six of the involved persons died, the remaining two sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident, saying the registration numbers of the two vehicles were not visible due to the nature of the crash
“The two vehicles are Volvo 626 and a tanker laden with gas.
“A total of eight persons were involved; two male adults were rescued with injuries, six persons recorded dead and trapped under the crash vehicle,â€