A pupil of a private school in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, was killed while 14 others were seriously injured after their school bus was gutted by fire.
The incident really caused anxiety in the agrarian community.
According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about 8 am as parents ran Helter-skelter when they heard of the fire incident.
It was reported that the deceased later died in the parents resident after being rescued from the fire incident.
Others that sustained serious injuries were rushed to the state general hospital in Iwaro Oka.
The source reported that the driver of the bus noticed the fire after picking up the pupils from their homes and heading to school.
The source further stated that, “lt was when people noticed smoke in the sky that they ran towards the area, they later discovered that it was a school bus that was gutted by fire and that the pupils were inside the bus.
“They had to immediately break the rear shield of the bus after they discovered that the doors were locked”
“Though no life was lost to the incident, we heard that those injured were immediately rushed to the hospital
Funmi Odunlami who is the state Police image-maker confirmed the incident.
Funmi Odunlami said ” The children are in the hospital but information has it that one of them passed on in his parent’s house.
