12 LIVES LOST IN MULTIPLE AUTO CRASH IN KWARA STATE 23-01-25
By Sadiq Aminu At least 12 lives were reportedly lost in a multiple auto accident involving a trailer and another vehicle along Oko Olowo axis of the Ilorin-Jebba expressway, Kwara state.
Afriva247 gathered that several other persons sustained varying degrees of injury in the auto crash.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred on Wednesday, at approximately 5:35 pm, when a trailer with registration number AYE 218 XC collided head-on with a motor vehicle with registration number TTN 556 XA.
It was gathered that one of the two vehicles involved in the accident was transporting cows and human passengers from Ilorin, Kwara state capital to Ogbomoso, Oyo state, while the trailer was said to be travelling from Lagos to Kano.
Emergency responders and police officers from the ‘G’ Division Police Command, Oloje, were said to have arrived at the scene on time to take control of the situation, while the injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Bodies of the deceased victims were said to have been evacuated by their families.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, however, it was gathered that reckless driving and excessive speeding contributed.
Speaking in a telephone chat, the FRSC,Kwara sector commander, Muftau Irekeola, confirmed the incident, adding that he was still waiting for the details from officers at Olooru unit”.