Eight people were killed while five others sustained injuries in a fatal road accident that occurred along the Ondo-Ore Expressway at Bagbe in the Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the crash involved an 18-passenger Toyota Hiace bus with registration number ARC 616 XA and a truck with no number plate.
According to an eyewitness, the accident occurred when the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle, thereby colliding with the truck at the other lane of the road.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said the victims had been taken to the hospital.
She said, “The accident happened as a result of dangerous overtaking by the bus. It was a case of head-on-collision as the bus collided with the truck. Eight passengers in the bus died on the spot and five people were injured. They have been taken to the Trauma Center, Ondo for treatment.”
