The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command has confirmed that Sixteen people have been killed and five others injured in a road accident at Ajue village between Ondo and Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state on Tuesday night.
Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident to ait.live on Wednesday.
Ibitoye said two vehicles, a commercial Toyota Hiace bus and a Man Diesel truck, were involved in the accident, adding that the fully loaded bus was coming from Lagos and heading to the northern part of the country.
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He said the accident was as a result of excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking, adding that one of the vehicles might have been carrying fuel.
The injured persons have been taken to Ore General Hospital for treatment.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
