Abuja-bound driver, passenger narrowly survive as automotive plunges into ditch in Ondo

An Abuja-bound driver and his passenger narrowly escaped demise after their Toyota Camry somersaulted right into a ditch dug by contractors dealing with the twin carriageway venture in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government space of Ondo State.

The accident occurred on Sunday alongside the Ikare route after the car negotiated a hilly part of the college group.

The visibly shaken driver instructed Hope Newspaper that he was travelling to Abuja when the automotive misplaced management and somersaulted into the ditch.

“I was on my way to Abuja when the car somersaulted into the ditch,” he mentioned.

An eyewitness, Kayode Abodunrin, alleged that an 18-seater Hiace bus hit the Toyota Camry because it somersaulted into the ditch.

Abodunrin added that the bus driver fled the scene instantly after the incident.

Other passers-by blamed the street building employees, accusing them of leaving excavated sections of the street uncovered and exposing motorists to hazard.

They known as on the contractors to take pressing security measures across the building web site to forestall additional accidents.

A resident, who recognized himself merely as Lekan, alleged that at the least 5 individuals had handed away in accidents linked to the situation of the street.

“We have lost no fewer than five people because of what is happening here. The contractors should not dig ditches and leave them uncovered without adequate warning signs or protective measures,” Lekan mentioned.