There was a pandemonium on Saturday at Ikare-Okoko, headquarters of Akoko East Local Government area in Ondo State following the death of six persons in an auto crash
The accident was said to have occurred opposite Okorun Police station, Ikare.
Our corrospondent gathered that among the dead were a pregnant woman and her two children.
Several persons were seriously injured in the accident.
Several of the dead were said to be motorcycle riders.
It was gathered a tanker conveying diesel had a break failure and crashed into a truck, which eventually crushed the commercial motorcyclists.
The two trucks were reported to have been descending the hilly town from Ekiti State while heading to Akure, Ondo State Capital
Eyewitnesses said the number of deaths has risen to eight but a spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo, Omotola Ogungbawo, confirmed four deaths.
Officials of the FRSC, police personnel, DSS, AND NSCDC were on ground to carry out the rescue operations.
Bodies of the dead and injured victim were taken to General Hospital mortuary and clinic respectively.
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