- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than 30 passengers were burnt to death in a ghastly car crash along the Benin-Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway at Onipetesi community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The incident reportedly occured on Saturday evening when two buses carrying them collided head-on and burst into flames.
Confirming the incident, the Ondo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Samuel Ibitoye, said preliminary investigations revealed that one of the vehicles involved in the accident was driving against traffic.
He disclosed that twenty-eight victims were burnt beyond recognition and died at the spot while two others were rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, the two initial survivors also died at the hospital, bringing the death toll to thirty.
“Thirty people lost their lives in the accident. Twenty-eight persons were burnt beyond recognition, while two initially survived but later died on their way to the hospital.” Ibitoye said.
According to report, an eyewitness also confirmed that the accident occurred when two commercial buses collided and caught fire, leaving no survivors.
“We were nearby when we heard a very loud sound. On reaching the scene, we saw two vehicles that had collided, already burning, while some people inside were struggling to escape.
“Shortly after, FRSC officers arrived at the scene and rushed the only two survivors to the hospital. However, we later learnt that they also died,” the eyewitness said.