It was gathered that three others were injured in the accident which occurred at about 7:40am at Verony, Ogere, on the highway.

The crash involved one ash Toyota Sienna marked EPE692EL and a truck with no registration number.

Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC, Ogun Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Friday.

Okpe explained that the speeding Sienna Space Bus, had rammed into a moving truck from the rear, killing six persons on board and left three others injured.

“The truck did not wait after the incident,” Okpe said.

She said the injured victims were taken to Patmag Hospital, Ogere, for treatment, while corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara.

Okpe quoted the Sector Commander, Ogun Sector Command, Akinwumi Fasakin, to have described the crash as an avoidable act “if proper caution was fully put in place by the driver.”