Man, son die in auto crash in Kwara
A middle aged man and his 15-year-old son, yesterday, were crushed to death in auto crash along Jimba Oja, Idofian, Ifelodun Local council of of Kwara state.
The deceased, whose identities could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report were riding on a wine colour Bajaj motorcycle, MUN957QA, also known as okada, and were rammed into by a lemon green Toyota Camry car with registration number LEM568TK, which was on high speed.
The incident led to a spontaneous protest by residents of the community as they expressed their grievances over frequent accidents and high fatality rate in the area recently.
The Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Frederick Ade Ogidan, confirmed the incident.
He said the two occupants of the Toyota Camry were injured while the man and his son were later confirmed dead at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin.
“The Command is looking at putting some rumbling stripes along the road to reduce speed because bumps would worsen the situation.
“We have succeeded in calming the protesting youths and advised them to always use helmet when riding Okada and look very well before entering the road”, he added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ayinde Oyepitan Monkey Pox Abdulrauf Aliyu Mohammed Alabi Lawal Tuesday Assayomo A.G.F Abdulrasaq Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Nigerian Medical Association Gabriel Fashanu Shehu Adaramaja Iponrin Hamidu Olowo Ayinke Saka Yusuf Abdulwahab Sadiq Umar Oke-Odo Cornelius Adebayo Kabir Shagaya Musibau Akanji Twitter Ayegbeni Shagari Elese Of Igbaja Okin Group Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies Adedeji Onimago Ayinde Oki Ohoro Of Shao Sola Saraki Educational Foundation Oba-Solagberu Third Estate SSA Youth Engagement Student Learning Support Helpline Col. Adedipe Sulyman Abdulkareem International Aviation College Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Okin Malt Special Agro-Industrial Hub Usman Rifun Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman Saka Balikis Kehinde The Herald Alfa Yahaya Road Lanre Badmus Balogun Gambari Adamu B. Yaqubu Olabode Towoju Charcoal TETFUND Borgu Jebba Ariyo Joseph Offorjama Jumoke F. Ajao Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Titus Ashaolu Sulu Babaita Isiaka Anilelerin Binta Abubakar Mora UNILORIN Alumni Ilorin General Hospital Kwara Politics Salake Sadiq Buhari Inside Kwara Rafiu Olasile Salau Kabiru Abdullahi Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Muhammad Ghali Alaaya ITEM 7 Okanlawon Taiwo Kwara North Sun Qing Rong Saliu Ajibola Ajia Hassan Taiye Salam Muideen Olaniyi Alalade

