No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Amurin village on Akure-Owo Expressway in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday.
About 13 people were also reportedly injured from the accident.
According to an eyewitness account, the accident involved a Peugeot J5 bus with registration number BKK 424 XA and a truck belonging to the Nigeria Army with registration number NA 1087 BO5.
It was gathered that the accident occurred as a result of reckless driving by a driver of one of the vehicles involved.
The identity of the victims were not known as at the time of this report.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ondo Sector Command contacted, declined to comment on the crash.
But the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr. Femi Joseph confirmed it, saying the accident occurred at about 2 am on Tuesday.
He said, "The army truck, driven by one Sergent Ashima Abdullahi broke down and parked beside the road when the bus rammed into it at that midnight."
The PPRO also stated that the remains of the dead victims have been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, while the injured were also receiving treatment at the hospital.
