A journalist was among the two people killed in an auto crash that occurred on Ilesa-Ife road on Monday.
The crash, which claimed the life of Sunday Alakinde of Unique FM radio station in Ilesa, Sunday Alakinde, happened in around Rock Villa, opposite Old Sazo in Ilesa, according to eyewitnesses.
The accident involved a white luxury bus with registration number LND 322 XY and a Blue 406 Peugeot Saloon car with registration number SMK 312 GQ.
The death of the journalist came as a shock to many, particularly those that listened to his programme on the radio on Sunday evening as they received the news of his death on Monday morning.
Fifty-four people who include 34 men and 20 women were involved in the accident while the journalist and a man whose identity could not be ascertained died.
Many people sustained an injury in the accident and were taken to Wesley Hospital Ilesa for medical treatment while the corpses of those that died were deposited at the hospital morgue.
The operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Nigeria Police, Ijamo Divisional Headquarters, Ilesa, arrived at the scene of the accident and evacuated the corpses, rescued the victims and cleared the road.
FRSC Public Relations Officer, Agnes Ogungbemi, said the accident was caused by a speed limit violation.
