The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Mr. Ezekiel SonAllah, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, on Saturday, said the crash happened on Friday evening.
According to him, the accident specifically involved six male adults and one female adult out of whom two died and four injured.
The FRSC official said the crash was caused by speeding on the part of the drivers of the affected vehicles. He stated that one commercial vehicle and a Honda Accord were involved in the crash.
He said, ” On Friday, at about 5:48p.m at the Olokuta Correctional Centre area along Akure-Ondo road, a Nissan Primera commercial vehicle marked FGB-96XA and a Honda Accord car marked MUS-834 AL were involved in an accident.
“Two male adults died on the spot, while four male adults and one female adult were injured.
“The deceased have been deposited at the Ondo State Specialist Hospital morgue in Akure, while the vehicles have been handed over to the police.”
SonAllah advised the motorists to always abide by the traffic rules and regulations to avoid carnage on the roads.
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