Four persons were on Thursday confirmed dead and 26
others sustained various degrees of injuries in an auto crash w involving two
commercial vehicles on Ore road in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The two vehicles involved in the accident were
heading to Lagos from the eastern part of the country around Showboy area of
Ore.
An eye witness explained that the passengers were
rescued from the wreckage of the vehicle involved in the accident by the people
in the area, but said four people, including two female, died in the accident.
He said the injured passengers were rushed to a
hospital in Ore for treatment while the corpses of the dead victims had been
deposited in a morgue in the area.
Confirming the incident, the state Sector Commander
of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Rotimi Adeleye, blamed the
accident on the two drivers
According to him, the accident, which occurred
around 2:32 p.m. around Showboy area of Ore, was caused by over speeding and
reckless driving.
He said the accident involved a Toyota bus with registration number ACA 606 XT
belonging to GUO Transport Company and another commercial vehicle with
registration number AKL846 YY belonging to Peace Mass Transit.
He confirmed that 30 people were involved in the
accident, 12 males, 16 females and two children, adding that "four people
died in the accident while 24 others sustained various degrees of injuries."
He said the two vehicles had been towed by the police
to the station while the injured have taken to Ore General Hospital and the
corpse deposited in a private morgue in Ore.
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