28 Passengers burnt to death in Ondo road crash

Twenty eight persons were burnt beyond recognition on Saturday evening in a fatal accident caused by head-on collision of two vehicles in Mile 49, on the Ore-Lagos expressway,in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo state.

Confirming the development ,The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),in the state,Samuel Ibitoye said the accident was caused by excessive speeding and traffic violation which lead to a head-on collision by the two vehicles while 28 passengers out of 30 passengers lost their lives tragically.

Ibitoye cautioned drivers to at all times exercise patience on the highway saying that the contract between the drivers and passengers was to deliver them to their destination safely and not to their graves.

He added that passengers too must partake in road safety by cautioning drivers who always throw caution into the air by speeding and disobeying traffic rules adding that passengers can as well report them FRSC personnel on highway.

According to him “the accident was caused by excessive speeding and traffic violation which lead to a head-on collision by the two vehicles while 28 passengers out of 30 passengers lost their lives tragically.

“it’s unfortunate that 28 lives were burnt beyond recognition in the fatal accident caused excessive speeding and traffic violations.

“The contract between drivers and passengers is to take them safely to their destinations after they have paid not drive them to their graves.

Meanwhile the remains of the deceased have been deposited at the General Hospital in Ore while the two survivors who sustained high degree of injuries are at the same hospital for treatment.

 

 

Source:Hope Newspaper