Nine persons have been burnt to death in a road accident which happened on Friday at Omotosho along Ore-Lagos Expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
A white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number FKJ 095 XE and a Honda Accord Saloon car, were involved in the crash.
Sikiru Alonge, Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ore Unit in the state, confirmed the accident.
“Nine persons were burnt to death in a ghastly accident which happened on Ore-Lagos expressway early this (Friday) morning.
“The accident was as a result of a tyre burst which caused a head-on collision and later resulted into a fire which burnt all occupants of the vehicles beyond recognition,” he said.
He said that the remains of the victims had been taken to the morgue of the General Hospital in Ore.