{"id":173936,"date":"2025-08-13T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:23:52","slug":"one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","title":{"rendered":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Police identified the deceased as Usman Mohammed, who was reportedly standing by the roadside when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed that the accident occured near Oja Oba, a busy market along the Ikirun\u2013Iree\u2013Ila Road.<\/p>\n<p>Ojelabi said, \u201ca truck loaded with granite lost control after its brakes failed, hitting a motorcyclist and subsequently veering into a nearby shop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accident occurred today (Tuesday). A truck and a motorcycle were involved. The truck was carrying granite. The driver lost control due to brake failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe truck hit a motorcyclist and veered off to a nearby shop. Four people were involved in total.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police spokesman confirmed that Usman Mohammed died at the scene, while the three injured victims were taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Ojelabi urged road users to exercise caution, especially in busy market areas, to avoid accidents and loss of life.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the police command would continue to work towards ensuring safety and security for residents in Osun State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun on Tuesday. The Police identified the deceased as Usman Mohammed, who was reportedly standing by the roadside when the incident occurred. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":173935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[289,254,516],"class_list":["post-173936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-accident","tag-nigeria","tag-osun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"687\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\"},\"wordCount\":217,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Accident\",\"Nigeria\",\"Osun\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\",\"name\":\"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":687,\"caption\":\"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident - Nigeria","description":"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident","og_description":"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":687,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident","datePublished":"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident"},"wordCount":217,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg","keywords":["Accident","Nigeria","Osun"],"articleSection":["all news","Community"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident","name":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-13T07:42:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-13T09:23:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one person and injuries to three others in a road crash in Ikirun o ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755064548.508967.jpg","width":1200,"height":687,"caption":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-killed-three-injured-in-osun-truck-accident#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"One killed, three injured in Osun truck accident"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}