Two persons have died in an auto crash on New Year eve at Ajowa in Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Three others were injured.
The accident involved a J5 bus heading to the North and laden with kolanuts and palm oil.
According to the Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) at the Ikare-Akoko Unit, Jimoh Basiru, the accident occurred around midnight near a military check point in the town.
Sources said the soldier on duty quickly invited his colleagues to rescue the accident victims.
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Basiru said his men rescued the victims and conveyed them to the State Specialist Hospital at Ikare-Akoko.
The FRSC commandant attributed the accident to recklessness and night journey, which he said the Corps-Marshall Boboye Oyeyemi had always advised against.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) at the State Specialist Hospital in Ikare-Akoko, Dr Wale Oguntuase, confirmed that two persons were brought dead and were deposited in the mortuary.
He added that three others were receiving treatment at the emergency ward of the hospital.
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