11 burnt to death in Ondo as truck, bus collides

Eleven passenger were burnt to death when a truck a passenger bus had a head-on collision on Soka bridge along the Benin-Ore expressway in Odigbo LGA of Ondo State on Sunday.

Confirming the accident, Commander, Ore Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Sikiru Alonge, said the accident was caused by “one-way driving”.

“The trailer passed through one way and, in the process, collided with the Marcopolo bus which was coming from Benin road,” Alonge said.

“The bus caught fire in the process.”

He said the incident caused traffic congestion along the route. 

“The fire has been extinguished, while the traffic is being controlled on the Benin/Lagos lane,” he added.

“Efforts are on top gear with other security agencies to remove crashed vehicles from the road.”