Nineteen persons have been burnt beyond recognition in an accident on the Akure-owo Highway, Ondo State.
The accident involved a fully loaded 18-seater-bus moving towards Abuja and a lorry moving in the opposite direction.
The lorry collided with the bus while trying to avoid a pot hole on the road, after which the bus burst into flames.
TVC news gathered that the driver of the lorry ran away immediately after the accident and is still at large.
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Bodies of the victims of the accident have been deposited at the state specialist Hospital mortuary in Akure.
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