Black Sunday, As 11 Burnt Beyond Recognition in Ondo Road Accident

By Ayekooto 

At least, eleven people whose identities are yet to be ascertained were burnt beyond recognition in a fatal motor accident that occurred at the early hours of Sunday at Soka Bridge in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area.

The accident involved a trailer and a Marcopollo bus.

Eyewitnesses account revealed that the accident was caused by one way driving by the trailer.

“The trailer passed through one way and in the process collided with the Marcopollo bus which is coming Benin road.

"The bus caught fire in the process.

When contacted the unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ore, Mr Sikiru Alonge confirmed the news to our correspondent via phone chat.

He noted that the incident caused traffic congestion along the route and all the eleven persons were burnt beyond identification.

“The Fire has been extinguished, while the traffic is being controlled on the Benin/Lagos Lane.

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

Mr Sikiru Alonge, however, urged motorists to always obey all traffic rules to avert further tragic incident most especially on all the ever busy roads.