The new year has begun with a very sad moment in some families after losing a member to accident whiles three have been hospitalized.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that one woman died while three children sustained various degree of injuries in a road accident on Gbogan -Ibadan highway on Thursday.

The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s spokeswoman, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi in Osogbo.

Ibrahim attributed the cause of the accident to dangerous driving and speeding without adherence to road traffic regulations by the motorists involved.

According to her, the accident occurred on Gbongan -Ibadan highway, 23km away from Sasa bridge, Ikire.

She explained that the mishap involved a private car- Ash Toyota Corolla with registration number FKJ627EY which collided with a White DAF Truck with registration number XC606MKA.

The commander said that the three children, who sustained various degree of injuries and shock, were given first aid treatment by the FRSC Ambulance team.

Ibrahim said that the body of the woman has been deposited at the mortuary in OAU Teaching Hospital Ile Ife.