Saturday 5 March 2016

15 burnt to death in Akure-Owo road crash






 At least, 15 persons have reportedly died in a ghastly motor accident along the Akure-Owo road.

A commercial bus loaded with passengers was said to have had a head-on collision with an upcoming tanker laden with petrol.

This was said to have resulted in an inferno, burning about 15 passengers beyond recognition.

Although details about the road crash was still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, but an unconfirmed report has it operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, had arrived the scene of the incident to convey the remains of victims to a nearby mortuary.

Unconfirmed report also said the victims were students of one of the higher institutions in Osun state who were going for an excursion.


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