28 PASSENGERS BURNT TO DEATH IN ONDO TRAGIC AUTO CRASH
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No fewer than 28 passengers lost their lives in a tragic auto crash at the Onipetesi area along the Ore-Lagos highway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the crash occurred on Saturday, when two commercial buses collided and immediately burst into flames, engulfing all occupants. The eyewitness attributed the accident to excessive speeding by the drivers.
Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, said 30 persons died in the accident
Ibitoye told NAN that the accident was caused by speeding and a traffic violation leading to a head-on collision between the two vehicles, while 28 persons out of 30 passengers lost their lives tragically.
He advised drivers to always exercise patience on the highway, saying that the contract between the drivers and passengers was to deliver them to their destinations safely.
Ibitoye urged passengers to partake in road safety by cautioning drivers who are always speeding and disobeying traffic rules.
The sector commander advised passengers to report “reckless and stubborn” drivers to FRSC personnel on the highway.
“It is unfortunate that 28 passengers were burnt beyond recognition in the fatal accident caused by speeding and traffic violations.
“The contract between the driver and passengers is to take them safely to their destinations, not to drive them to their graves.
“We appeal to our drivers to always exercise patience on the highway in order to reduce crashes to safe lives and property,” Ibitoye said.
NAN reports that the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ore, while the two survivors who sustained high degrees of injuries were at the same hospital for treatment.
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