At least one person was reportedly killed in an accident that occurred in Akungba-Akoko in Akoko Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State when a truck lost control on Tuesday afternoon.
This is just as 25 persons escaped death when a luxurious bus travelling from Abuja to Lagos caught fire, destroying passengers’ goods during the inferno.
The driver of the truck loaded with Pasta was said to have lost control of the vehicle while ascending the Okerigbo hill and enter a ditch, injuring more than five people.
According to an eye witness, who explained that the accident happened around 3 pm with truck driver trying to ascend the hill with the heavy load but eventually descended the road by moving backwards.
He said most of the injured and deceased were travelling with the truck to the Northern part of the country when the incident happened, while the injured were rushed to the hospital.
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However, the passengers of the luxurious bus were stranded after losing their luggage to the inferno which happened at the Agbaluku area of Arigidi Akoko.
The incident caused traffic gridlock on the busy road while men of the Federal Road Safety Corps were seen clearing the road to allow the free flow of vehicles.
Efforts to call the fire service official which is very close to the scene of the incident, to attend to the inferno yielded no result.
All the passengers’ belongings were burnt to ashes as people couldn’t move near the inferno.
The unit commander of Road Safety for Ikare Akoko, Mr Oluropo Alabi, who confirmed the two incidents confirmed the accident, saying his men are on scene of the accident on rescue operation, while they are also making efforts to clear the road from gridlock for travelers not to be stranded.
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