The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo state, Mr. Ezekiel SonAllah, confirmed an accident that occurred on Friday along Akure Ondo road.

He said, “Two people died while five others were injured in an accident on Friday night, September 1, 2023, in the Olokuta area on the Akure-Ondo road”.

Mr. SonAllah, narrated that the accident happened at about 5:48 p.m., involving six male adults and one female adult.

The sector commander linked the cause of the crash between one commercial vehicle and a Honda Accord car, to excessive speeding that night.

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 has been deposited at the Ondo State Specialist Hospital morgue in Akure, while the vehicles have been handed over to the police,”

The Majority of Nigerian road accidents aren’t about the bad condition of the roads but the attitude of the drivers at the wheel. The carelessness of a few has ended the lives of many innocent people.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is the paramilitary security arm that is in charge of controlling and ensuring the safety of road users in the country.