Tragic News: Auto Crash Leaves 4 People Dead, 14 Others Injured in Ondo

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Four persons died in an auto crash that occurred at Igbara-Oke in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, weekend.

Fourteen others sustained injuries, following a head-on collision of an 18-passenger Mazda bus, number plate Lagos KSF 706 XF, and a Honda Accord saloon, AA 239 GBH.

The officer in charge of Field Operation of the Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in the state, Mr. Joseph Ojerinde, told Vanguard that the accident occurred at 6.30pm on Saturday.

Ojerinde attributed the crash to the reckless driving. He said the Honda car made a dangerous overtake and collided with the bus, which was coming from the opposite direction.

Ojerinde said: "Immediately we were informed about the accident, our men moved to the scene, we were told that the Honda Accord car, dangerously overtook a vehicle and had a head-on collision with the Mazda bus coming from the other side."

He said 22 persons were in both cars: 14 males, four females and four under-aged children, adding that the dead were adult males.

Their corpses have been deposited at the mortuary of the State Specialist Hospital, Akure, while those injured were taken to the General Hospitals in Igbara-Oke and Ilara-Mokin for treatment.

Vanguard

UPDATE: Associated Airline Plane Heading to Akure From Lagos, Crashes; PDP Dignitaries Onboard [PHOTOS]

There has has been an Associated Airline plane crash. The 30-seater plane had about 20 passengers aboard and left Lagos airport for Akure this morning. 

The plane crashed into tanks of aviation fuel around Salami Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.

Rumour has it that the airline was conveying the remains of the late former governor of Ondo State, AGAGU to Akure.

The names of the passengers on board are yet unknown...

This is so sad! 

UPDATE:

Segun Demuren, A son to the immediate former Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Harold Demuren, has tweeted his own account of the crash; confirming that indeed, the body of the late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, was on the plane which went down.

See tweets below: 

I believe a small plane just went down just outside the MM Airport by the Joint Hydrant area. Loads of Police / 1st Responders
— Segun Demuren (@segundemuren) October 3, 2013

Small plane was carrying Corpse of late #Agagu to Akure... #StillDeveloping
— Segun Demuren (@segundemuren) October 3, 2013

@Freeze_Coolfm Yessir! Small plane, just outside Airport area.
— Segun Demuren (@segundemuren) October 3, 2013

some conflicting reports about who/what was onboard. Fact is, Plane crashed right after take off in Lagos… Lets wait for actual manifest..
— 'Tunde Demuren (@CaptDemuren) October 3, 2013

Also according to Kemi Omololu Olunloyo (daughter of one time governor of Oyo State), Gbenga Obasanjo, the first son of former President of Nigeria (Olusegun Obasanjo) also might have been in the plane which went down this morning. 

Also on the aircraft were major PDP dignitaries heading to Akure for the burial of the late PDP former governor of Ondo State.

Channels tv reports that NEMA has confirmed 9 passengers dead, with 6 survivors from the crash... Other persons onboard are still unaccounted for as at press time.

May the souls of the departed Rest In Peace.

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