The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, said nine persons were injured and one died in crashes involving two vehicles on Ondo-Ore Road yesterday.

Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, State Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident involved 30 people, including 20 male adults, nine female adults and one female child.

He said the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus and Toyota Previa.

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“Six male adults, three female adults injured and one male adult died at the hospital after personnel of FRSC recued the victims.

“The victims were taken to General Hospital and some were taken to FMC Annex, Akure for treatment while a body was deposited at the morgue,” he said.

SonAllah, who attributed the cause of the accident to speed violation and loss of control, urged the motorists to install speed limit device in their vehicles and maintain speed limit.

“We will continue to appeal to our drivers to always maintain speed limit when they are on wheel and installation of speed limit device is a must for them,” he said.