One dead, 9 injured as passenger vehicles collide in Ondo
Nine people were injured and one died in crashes involving two vehicles along Ondo/Ore road on Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command has confirmed.
Ezekiel SonAllah, State Sector Commander of FRSC, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Akure.
Mr SonAllah explained that the accident involved 30 people, including 20 male adults, nine female adults and one female child, adding that those injured sustained head injury, lacerations and fracture.
According to him, the accident involved a Toyota Hiace Bus marked LND 998 XY and Toyota Previa marked KAA 762BT.
“Six male adults, three female adults injured and one male adult died at the hospital after personnel of FRSC rescued the victims.
“The victims were taken to general hospital and some were taken to FMC Annex, Akure for treatment while the only corpse was deposited at the morgue,” he said.
Mr SonAllah, who attributed the cause of the accident to speed violation and loss of control, urged the motorists to install speed limit devices in their vehicles and maintain speed limit.
“We will continue to appeal to our drivers to always maintain speed limit when they are on wheel and installation of speed limit device is a must for them.
“Moreover, this is the rainy season, motorists must have functional wipers and drive with care because the person that died is a driver who left Ore to Akure this morning,” he said.
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