By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Five children were among 16 victims killed in a road accident after two vehicles collided at Ode-Omu along Gbongan-Osogbo road on Friday evening.

It was gathered that the incident involved a Lexus car coming from the Gbongan axis and a commercial bus heading towards Gbongan from Osogbo.

Eyewitnesses said the two vehicles collided and the bus veered off the road somersaulting before it caught fire.