Three Anglican church clergymen on Tuesday lost their lives in a road accident on Otun-Iro-Ekiti, in the Moba council area of Ekiti.

The clerics were Felix Okeowo of Saint Peters’ Anglican Church, Ipere Ekiti; Arije of Saint James’ Anglican Church, Eda Oniyo Ekiti and Omotoso of Saint Mary’s Anglican Church, Ewu Ekiti.

The three clerics were said to be travelling from Ipere-Ekiti to Iro-Ekiti, for a ceremony when the accident occurred.

The vehicle conveying them was said to have somersaulted twice, leading to their instant death.

Witness accounts revealed that five other passengers in the vehicle also sustained varying degrees of injuries and were immediately rushed down to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, for treatment.

A relative of Mr Okeowo, identified only as Grace, was said to have died in the car crash.

Police spokesman Sunday Abutu in Ekiti confirmed the fatal crash and said their remains were evacuated and deposited in the hospital morgue.

“The bodies of the deceased were recovered from the scene and moved to the hospital, where they were confirmed dead. We are also monitoring the situation and investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident,” Mr Abutu added.