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Twelve persons have been confirmed dead while search continues for others in an accident that occurred near the entrance gate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening.
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The accident was said to have occurred when a truck coming from Obajana in Kogi State lost control and rammed into some shops and crushed both students and traders.
Witnesses said 12 dead bodies including three siblings, pregnant woman have been taken to the mortuary while others were still in the rubble and heap of cement.
Our heart is with the families and friends of those that just died in Akungba-Akoko, in the ghastly accident
RIP to the departed
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It was gathered that many of the victims were in the shops transacting business.
According to the witness, “The truck caused the accident due to break failure. The driver lost control and the truck rammed into the shops.
“The incident caused traffic gridlock at the busy road as many of the vehicles were held for hours in the town.”
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Ondo Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident but said eight bodies have been recovered from the scene of incident.
Ikoro said efforts were on to search recover other trapped victims who had been stuck inside some of the shops.
Meanwhile, TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that a gas explosion had occurred about 30 minutes before the fatal accident.
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Students and other residents have flooded the social media with gory pictures of casualties in the explosion and truck accident.