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A pupil of a private nursery and primary school in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, is feared dead while 15 others sustained various degrees of injuries as the bus conveying them to school caught fire on Tuesday.

The incident which occurred at about 8am was said to have caused anxiety in the community as parents of the pupils rushed to the scene.

A source said injured pupils were rushed to the General Hospital in Iwaro Oka, after receiving first aid treatment at the scene of the incident.

The source said, “When the news was broken in the community, all the parents rushed to the school to see whether their wards were involved.

“All the students in the bus were seriously injured but we learnt that one of the pupils later died today (Wednesday).

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said some of the injured pupils were still receiving treatment at the hospital.

“The children are still in the hospital but information has it that one of them has passed away in his parents’ house,” she said.