The management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has announced that five of its students lost their lives in a fatal road accident on Sunday, 23rd March 2025.
According to a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Monday, the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, disclosed that the accident occurred around the Balogun area, before Unity School, Ikire, Osun State.
Adesoji explained that the accident involved a luxury bus travelling from Ibadan and an 18-passenger bus from Osogbo, resulting in multiple fatalities, including five UNIOSUN students.
He also revealed that reports from the Nigerian Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, indicated that the accident was caused by a head-on collision between the two buses, leading to a severe impact that claimed several lives.
He said: “Upon receiving this distressing news, our university management swiftly dispatched a team to the scene to identify and support any of our students involved in the…