Date: 2016-08-14

An unidentified man was confirmed dead on Saturday, while three sustained varying degrees of injuries, following an accident on a bridge along the road between Flower-Garden and Kwara Mall in Kwara State.

The Punch correspondent gathered that the accident, which occurred on Friday night, involved a Renault Scenic car with registration number SHA 630 TW (Kwara State) and a commercial motorcycle with registration number TRE 224 QD.

Eyewitnesses said the driver and an occupant of the car were coming from the Flower Garden end, while the motorcyclist and his passenger were heading towards Flower Garden when the car swivelled on a bridge and hit the motorcycle, knocking its occupants into a carnal under the bridge.

While the cyclist's passenger was said to have died instantly, sources said the cyclist sustained severe injuries to his legs. The driver of the car and another occupant were said to have also sustained injuries.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kwara State, Mr. Sunday Maku, confirmed the accident and casualties in an interview with our correspondent on Saturday.