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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Six persons on Tuesday lost their lives while three persons were severely injured in a fatal road accident which occurred in Ajue, a community located along Ondo-Ore road in Ondo State.
The accident occurred when the driver of a trailer coming from Ondo town lost control and veered off the road before ramming into a Nissan bus loaded with 10 passengers.
The six victims of the accident who were inside the bus were said to have died on the spot.
Eyewitnesses said it took the intervention of motorists and sympathizers around the scene before some surviving passengers in the vehicle could be rescued.
The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ore, Mr Babafemi Alonge who confirmed the accident, said the accident involved a truck with registration number MUS 321 YF and a Nissan bus with registration number RGB 487 XA.
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Alonge explained that the drivers of the two vehicles 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 rammed 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 adults and a female child while three persons were injured,” he added.
