Four people died while 26 were
injured in a road accident involving two buses on the Lagos-Ore-Benin highway
in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Mr. Olusegun Ogungbemide, Head of
Operation and Deputy Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission
(FRSC),Ondo Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on telephone on Thursday, in Akure.
Ogungbemide, who explained that
the accident occurred on Wednesday, said it involved a Toyota Hiace bus
belonging to GUO Transport marked ACA 606 XT and a bus belonging to Peace Mass
Transit marked AKL 846 YY.
“There was an accident on
Wednesday between 14:32hrs and 14:56hrs in which 30 people were involved.
” They included 12 male adults,
16 female adults and two female children.
“Four people died instantly, 26
were injured including 10 male adults, 14 female adults and two female
children,” he said.
According to him, the injured had
been taken to Ore General Hospital while the corpses had been deposited at
Opeyemi Hospital in Ore.
Ogungbemide, who said that the
two vehicles had been towed away by the police, admonished all motorists to
shun over speeding, especially during the Yuletide.
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God please protect your children in Jesus name amen. May the souks of the dead RIP
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