Auto Crash Claims Two Students’ Lives In Ilorin

By Steve Oni, Ilorin

A fatal accident involving four vehicles has claimed the lives of two junior secondary students in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.

No fewer than five persons were also reported to have sustained serious injuries during the incident.

The fatal accident was reported to have occurred at Gaa Odota area, along Ilorin-Ogbomoso high way, opposite Alade filling station, while the deceased were said to be standing by the road side before being crushed to death by one of the ill-fated vehicles.

The accident was reportedly caused by a commercial cab picking passengers in an unauthorised way.

Eyewitness account said that a tipper loaded with sand on high speed rammed into the commercial vehicle, adding that the cab also hit two other vehicles and a tricycle.

Kwara state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps Jonathan Owoade attributed the cause of the road crash to excessive speed.

Mr. Owoade said nine persons were involved in the accident, adding that relations of the deceased had claimed their corpses.

He said: “Officers and men of FRSC rushed the injured to Geri-Alimi Hospital, a few metres away from the scene of the incident.

“The accident involved four vehicles- one tipper, Mazda car, Nissan car (private) with red colour and a commercial tricycle. The plate numbers of two of the vehicles are AG20NBS, and LEF16XA, while the other two had no plate numbers.”

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