It was gathered that the deceased officers were part of the monitoring units of the state police command that left Akure to arrest the suspects at Ore area when the incident occurred.
A source explained that the crash happened when a truck lost control while descending the ore bridge and rammed into the police vehicle, killing the victims inside their vehicle.
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The source said the deceased policemen and a female suspect died on the spot while the other police officer who was seriously injured had been rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to newsmen.