LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Six persons were killed, while one sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident on the Akure-Owo road.
The State sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ezekiel SonAllah, confirmed the accident in a statement in Akure.
Mr. SonAllah said the accident, 3km from the Akure Airport junction at about 1:39 p.m., involved a MAN-diesel truck and one Toyota Sienna marked FFN-310 PU.
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The sector commander, who said six male adults died while one female adult was injured out of eight people involved in the accident, attributed the cause of the accident to speed violation, wrongful overtaking, and loss of control.
He added that money and cell phones recovered from the accident scene had been handed over to Police operatives at the Ogbese Divisional Police station.
According to the statement, obstruction had been cleared from the road, with the two vehicles taken to the Police station.
Mr. SonAllah further appealed to motorists to always adhere to the prescribed speed limit, and commercial drivers must ensure they install speed-limiting devices in their vehicles.
