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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 19 persons lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Sunday.

Jonas Agwu, the corps public education officer, said in a statement that the 19 bodies have been deposited at the Oyo general hospital morgue.

The fatal crash was said to have been caused by a driver who rode against traffic, leading to a head-on collision between a Toyota Hiace bus registered as NTT52ZY and a Toyota Corolla salon car.

Agwu said the crash occurred at about 07:45 am.

“Of this number, 19 persons were killed, while the only surviving victim was rescued by FRSC operatives with injuries,” the statement reads.

“FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations have taken the injured victim to Opabode hospital in Oyo, for emergency medical attention.

“The dead bodies have been deposited at Oyo General Hospital morgue.”

Agwu added that Dauda Ali Biu, FRSC corps marshal, has directed sector commanders to step up patrol operations in a bid to tackle the menace of route violation on the nation’s highways.