AT least six persons were burnt to death in an auto crash along the Ode- Aye road in Okitipuoa local government area.
An eyewitness told journalists yesterday that a coaster bus belonging to Akure North local government area and a J5 bus laden with ethanol were involved in the crash.
The vehicles, according to him, went up in flames after they collided.
He said: The accident occurred after one of the vehicles wrongfully overtook another one near the Oluwa River and collided with an oncoming vehicle.
“The passengers of the bus were on their way to Okitipupa for a social function when the accident occurred.
“At least six persons were burnt beyond recognition while some other victims were rushed to a private hospital in Ore, Odigbo LGA, for medical attention.
“Efforts by the residents of the community to put off the inferno were unsuccessful because the ethanol loaded in the J5 vehicle which went off in flame immediately the vehicles collided.”
