The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, on Sunday, said four persons died in a crash which occurred on the outskirt of Ilorin, on Ogbomoso-Ilorin road.
Four dead in Ilorin-Ogbomosho road accident
Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin
Four persons were reported dead in a fatal auto accident which occurred along Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, Kwara State on Sunday afternoon.
An eyewitness account revealed that the accident occurred at Otte town as a result of a collision involving a commercial Toyota Hummer bus with vehicle registration number FFA 717 YR and a truck.
Our Correspondent gathered that the accident was caused by speeding. It was further gathered that some passengers on the bus were burnt beyond recognition.
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It said that seven persons – three males and four females – who secured varying degrees of injuries were rescued from the accident, while a total of 18 passengers – ten males and eight females – were involved in the accident.
accident involving a Dangote truck at the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba (
AAUA) gate on Saturday evening.
The spokesperson of the FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday said total of nine persons were killed while nine others sustained various injuries.
Witnesses at the scene earlier told PREMIUM TIMES that
12 bodies had been recovered as of Sunday morning but Mr Kazeem insisted there were nine fatalities.
Mr Kazeem said the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, had deployed safety engineers to Akungba to ascertain the causes and recommend solutions to incessant trailer crashes in the area.
“The deployment of the personnel came as part of strategic proactive step by the Corps Marshal to mitigate incidences of crashes on the highways, following the fatal multiple crash that killed several passengers with others sustaining various degrees of injuries on Saturday.”