Auto crash claims two lives in Ondo

Two people were confirmed dead, in an accident that occured on Saturday in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

The deceased were a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger.

The motorcycle was said to have rammed into the rear of a faulty truck parked along High Court Road in the city.

As learnt, the motorcyclist was said to have died instantly, while the passenger died later in a nearby hospital.

It was also gathered that the death of the motorcyclist resulted in anger among his colleagues who set the truck ablaze.

The action of the motorcyclists again infuriated the truck drivers who protested, blocking the High Court Road and disrupting the free flow of traffic.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Police Command, through its publicist, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro confirmed the incident.

Ikoro explained that men of the Command were drafted to the area to prevent the breakdown of law and order.

He stressed that normalcy has since returned to the area and the burnt vehicle has been pulled away from the road.