BEVERLY HILLS, October 14, (THEWILL) – Two police officers have been killed with 10 others injured in a road accident in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer in the state, Tee Leo-Ikoro said “one of the tyres of the police vehicle burst while in motion, the vehicle somersaulted, leading to the death of two of the officers.”
The police spokesman explained that 10 others who sustained injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
A report of the Federal Road Safety Corp said the accident “happened at 11:20am yesterday morning along KM 2 Oba Ile Road, close to Joe Jane Hotel, Oba-Ile, in Akure North LGA of the state. It was a lone accident of a police patrol van, blue Nissan with vehicle registration number: NPF 9557 C, with 12 people in the vehicle.”
The report attributed the cause of the accident to speed violation, tyre burst and loss of control.
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