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Six persons died while three others sustained severe injuries in an auto crash at Ajue town, Odigbo LGA, Ore-Ondo expressway, Ondo state.

The accident involved a truck marked Lagos MUS 321 YF and a Nissan Vannette bus marked Ondo RGB 487 XA.

Sikiru Alonge, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) unit commander in Ore, confirmed the incident to NAN on Tuesday.

He said the truck lost control because of brake failure and had a collision with the bus.

“Six people have lost their lives while three others sustained injuries in a road crash involving a truck and a bus at Ajue town in Odigbo Local Government Area on the Ore-Ondo expressway,” he said.

“10 people were involved in the accident, six people died; one male adult, four female adults and a female child with three other injured passengers; one male adult and two female adults.

“The corpses have been taken to the General hospital morgue in Ore while the injured were rushed to the same hospital for treatment.”

The unit commander said the vehicles have been towed to the Ajue divisional police station.