One Killed, Many Injured In Ondo Auto Crash

One person has been reportedly killed while many persons were injured in a road accident that occurred on Saturday at the Oloko area in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to an eyewitness, the accident involved a Toyota Primera car with registration number ANG 35 BV car and a motorcyclist.

It was gathered that the driver of the car lost control due to brakes failure and allegedly hit the motorcycle rider who was coming from the opposite direction, killing the rider and injuring some persons in the process.

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The spokesperson for the state sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Tola Ogunbanwo, confirmed the incident.

Ogunbanwo said the injured victims were rushed to the General Hospital Ikare Akoko and the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the hospital.