Six crushed to death as trailer rams into passenger bus in Ondo
Six persons Tuesday lost their lives in a fatal road accident involving a truck and a passenger bus in Ajue on the Ondo-Ore road in Ondo state.
The accident occurred when the driver of the trailer coming from Ore town lost control of the wheels and veered off the road before ramming into a Nissan bus loaded with 10 passengers.
Six occupants of the bus died on the spot, according to witnesses’ accounts.
The other surviving victims of the crash were rescued by people in the vicinity.
Babafemi Alonge, the Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ore, who confirmed the accident, said that the accident involved a truck with registration MUS 321 YF and a Nissan bus with registration RGB 487 XA.
Mr Alonge explained that the drivers of the two-vehicle had a collision as a result of carelessness.
“The accident involved a truck and a Nissan bus loaded with 10 passengers coming from Ondo axis.
“Unfortunately, the driver of the truck who was heading to Ore lost control and immediately entered the second lane by ramming into the bus.
“Six persons died inside the bus as a result of the collision while others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital by our men.
“Those who lost their lives to the accident are one male, four female adult and a female child while four persons were injured.” He added.
He, however, added that corpses of casualties have been taken to the Ore General Hospital’s morgue.
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