Four die, many injured as commercial bus summersaults in Ondo

Four persons on Saturday lost their lives while 13 others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Ikaramu-Akunu Akoko Road in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the crash involved an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number MBA 752 XA, which conveyed some passengers.

The victims were said to be heading for the northern part of the country.

A source in the area said the accident happened when one of the tyres of the bus burst and caused the vehicle to summersault.

“The bus had one of its tyres burst on top speed and the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to summersault,” the source added.

The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ikare Akoko, Mr Oluropo Alabi, said the rescue team of the command rushed to the scene of the accident and moved the victims to the hospital.

Alabi also said the remains of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of Ikare Akoko Specialists Hospital while the injured were receiving treatment in the same hospital.

The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Oke Agbe Akoko, Paullinus Unnah, also confirmed the incident, adding that the vehicle involved in the accident was in the custody of the police in Ikaram Akoko.