The Osun state police command on Sunday confirmed the death of no fewer than 10 people in an accident on the Ife-Ibadan expressway.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun, DSP Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident in a statement.

Odoro disclosed that six females and four males lost their lives in the accident which occurred at 12pm.

She also disclosed that two males sustained serious injuries, adding that they were receiving treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, According to her, the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus marked MUS 702 XZ and a Iveco Tanker with number plate YNF 327 XA.

Odoro noted that the bus was coming from Ore in Ondo state and heading to Ibadan before it rammed into a tanker attempting to make a U-turn on the expressway.

The tanker was said to be conveying petrol and the collision resulted in an explosion.

Odoro said that the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of OAUTHC for autopsy while efforts were ongoing to remove the vehicles from the scene of the accident.

The police spokesperson added that the name of the tanker driver had yet to be ascertained.