During a search and rescue operation on Saturday, two bodies were pulled from a car that had crashed into a river in Ifetedo, Ife-North local government area of Osun State.
The development has been confirmed by the spokesperson of the State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Agnes Ogungbemi in a statement on Saturday.
He stated that a Venza car had plunged into Etioni river along Ife-Ondo road on Wednesday evening.
The two people inside the vehicle with the licence plate number BWR 909 SD when it crashed on Wednesday night, she said.
“Local divers were invited to search for the vehicle after which a towing truck was used to recover it from the river and the two occupants.
“The relatives were at the scene at the time and the bodies buried beside the river in line with the community tradition and the recovered vehicle handed over to the police.
“The Osun Sector Commander of FRSC, CC Henry Benamaisia warns that motorists should desist from overpeeding that could lead to lost of lives and properties, adding that road users must be safety conscious at all times and drive defensively”, she said
