Among the dead were a pregnant woman and her two children.
Several persons were seriously injured in the accident, while some of the dead were said to be motor-cycle riders.It was gathered that a tanker conveying diesel had a break failure and crashed into a truck which eventually crushed the commercial motor-cyclists.Eye witnesses said the number of deaths rose to eight but spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ondo, Omotola Ogungbawo, confirmed four deaths.
Officials of the FRSC, police personnel, DSS AND NSCDC, were on ground to carry out rescue operations. Bodies of the dead and injured victims were taken to General Hospital mortuary and clinic respectively.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: