Ondo: 13 Passengers Rost In Auto Crash
Owo (Core Reporters) Report has it that thirteen passengers got burnt in a an auto crash on Saturday morning in Ondo State.
The incident which occurred around 10 AM on Saturday in Ondo State involved two buses at Abule Paanu, before the Ose bridge along the Owo/Ikare-Akoko Highway. And out of fourteen passengers involved only one passenger survived and with seriously injuries.
However, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, Samuel Ibitoye confirmed the incidents to Channels Television in a telephone conversation.
Ibitoye said the tyre of one of the buses coming from the Ikare axis burst, leading to loss of control and a head-on collision with another bus loaded with fabrics coming from the Owo axis, and immediately, the two buses caught fire.
He noted that men of the FRSC, the police as well as the Fire Service rushed to the scene to rescue the victims.
According to him, the injured victim was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo for medical attention while the remains of the deceased have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
