Mr. Olusola Owolabi, a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, died in a motor accident along Offa Garage Road in the city on Sunday night.

An eyewitness said the deceased's car somersaulted thrice and that he was rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital by a good samaritan, who witnessed the incident.

NAN reports that he however died at the hospital's emergency unit.

Owolabi, an indigene of Ogbomoso in Oyo state, is survived by a wife, three children and parents.

He joined NAN in 2008 as a reporter and rose to the rank of correspondent in 2011.

Before joining NAN, Owolabi was a senior reporter with National Pilot Newspaper, Ilorin.

Born on July 25, 1977, Owolabi held the Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Ilorin and a Post-Graduate Diploma of the International Institute of Journalism. .

He was the Assistant Secretary, Kwara chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Correspondents' Chapel.