From Mokolade Michael, Akure
Three persons, on Sunday night, lost their lives in a fatal road accident along Owo/Ikare-Akoko road in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Fourteen persons sustained serious injuries in the road crash reportedly caused by over-speeding and break failure in one of the vehicles involved.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs. Omotola Ogunbanwo, who confirmed the accident, identified high speed as the cause of the road mishap.
She said a white Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number BDF731XT, and a blue Mercedes Benz towing truck with no registration number were involved in the accident.
Ogunbanwo said the accident occurred when the driver of a Blue DAF trailer, which had a brake failure, ran into and crushed two other vehicles.
According to her, the injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ikare-Akoko, for medical treatment, while the corpses were deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Iwaro, Oka-Akoko.
The FRSC spokesperson advised motorists to avoid over-speeding and dangerous driving.
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