Two people were confirmed dead and five injured in a road traffic accident involving a tanker conveying petroleum product and two other vehicles at Shasha Market along Akure-Owo Expressway.
The accident was said to have occurred opposite Okorun Police station, Ikare.
Among the dead were a pregnant woman and her two children, motorcycle Rider. Several persons were seriously injured in the accident.
Bodies of the dead and injured victim were taken to General Hospital mortuary and clinic respectively.
It was gathered a tanker conveying diesel had a break failure and crashed into a truck, which eventually crushed the commercial motorcyclists.
Eyewitnesses said the number of deaths has risen to eight but a spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo, Omotola Ogungbawo, confirmed four deaths.
FRSC Officials, Police, DSS, AND NSCDC were on ground to carry out the rescue operations.
