3 Killed In Ondo Road Accident

Three persons have been reportedly crushed to death in an accident which occurred at Ijoka Road, Akure, the Ondo State capital.

The accident which involved a Toyota car, suspected to be owned by a suspected internet fraudster rammed into about five commercial motorcycles carrying passengers at different spots along Ijo Mimo, to Sunday bus stop, Ijoka road on Monday.

It was gathered that three people died on the spot, while others sustained a series of injuries.

The driver of the Toyota car who did not sustain any injury was trying to escape from the scene before he was caught by some youths and was beaten into a coma.

As of the time of filing this report, it was not certain if he survived the beatings.

The mob also set the vehicle that killed the people on fire.

Some of the injured persons were rushed to nearby hospitals, while the lifeless bodies were yet to be evacuated from the scene of the accident as of the time of this report.