No fewer than three persons were killed while about five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic lone-vehicle crash in the early hours of Monday at Alabebe, along the Iwo Road–Bank Oloso axis of Ibadan, Oyo State.

The accident, which occurred at about 12:30 a.m., involved a Toyota Camry conveying several occupants.

Eyewitnesses said the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road and rammed through the gate of a residential building.

The vehicle also knocked down a billboard and a concrete utility pole before plunging into a roadside drainage.

The impact of the crash left the Toyota Camry mangled beyond recognition, trapping some of the occupants in the wreckage.

Emergency responders and residents reportedly rescued the injured victims, who were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were evacuated from the scene.

The cause of the crash had yet to be officially established as of the time of filing this report, although authorities were expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.