A fatal road accident involving a timber lorry laded with
logs and people sitting on top of it has colluded with an in-coming Hilux
Toyota van, claiming three lives on the spot.
Others injured were rushed to the Ondo State Specialist
Hospital Ikare-Akoko by men of the Federal Road Safety (FRSC) Ikare Unit
Command for treatment.
The accident occurred along Ikare-Agbaluku-Arigidi Akoko
road.
The Sector Commander, Ondo FRSC, Rotimi Adeleye blamed
timber Lorries for the way they load logs on lorries and sit on the top of
vehicles.
According to him, the act is unacceptable, stressing that
they did not have regards for their lives.
Adeleye noted that he had discussed the issue of timber
lorries with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on how to reduce the menace.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of State Hospital, Ikare,
Dr Wale Oguntuase confirmed the death of three persons in the morgue, one with
head injury referred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owo and others with
various degree of injuries.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Okeagbe-Akoko, Adetarami
Ibitayo, a Superintendent of Police (SP) has made arrangement for the removal
of the vehicle.
He added that investigation had commenced on the matter.
An Observer, Kehinde Ojuolape lamented that
Ikare-Agbaluku-Arigidi road had recorded many road accidents in the recent
times and called for the construction of speed breakers.
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