8 Killed As Truck, Bus Collide In Kwara
Eight persons have reportedly been killed in the Oke Onigbin area on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin road in Irepodun LGA of Kwara State following a collision between a Mack trailer and a Mitsubishi bus.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the accident on Saturday evening, said, “The accident occurred around 7:40pm on Friday evening, but preliminary investigation revealed that the Mitsubishi space wagon (en route to Ilorin) while overtaking a bus, collided with an oncoming Mack trailer. It resulted in the death of eight persons on the spot: 1one male adult, three female adults and four children; while six others sustained injuries.”
He noted that the injured victims were conveyed to the Ajisafe Hospital, Omu Aran, while the eight corpses were deposited at the mortuary of the Adeyemo Hospital, Omu Aran.
He admonished drivers to avoid night journey, speed and ensure they took a rest for at least 30 minutes after every four hours of driving.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Suleman Abubakar Alfa Modibo Belgore Ubandawaki Femi Ogunsola Mansurat Amuda-Kannike Niyi Ogundiran Fatai Garuba Labaka Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Col. Adedipe Osinbajo Kaosarah Adeyi Ahmed Alhasssan Kwara State Pension Board Ishola Balogun Fulani Age AbdulKareem Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Idowu Laro Akanji Kwara State Television (KWTV) Centre For Digital Economy Mohammed Danjuma George Innih Bankole Omisore Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Ajuloopin Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd Yusuf Zulu-Gambari Lateef Alagbonsi Government House Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange UITH Congress For National Consensus Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Bolaji Abdullahi Budo-Egba Ayo Adeyemi Transition Implementation Committee Arca Santa Akeem Lawal Umar Gunu Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation TETFUND Ajidagba Bature Bello Segun Abifarin Babatunde Idiagbon Moremi High School Emmanuel Bello Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Omotoso Wole Oke Radio SBS Ishola Abdullahi Toyin Olayinka Tejidini Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Elekoyangan Tosho Yaqub Salihu Ajibola Ajia Yekeen Alabi Javed Khan Abubakar Abdulraheem Babatunde Ishola Babaita Apata Ajele Secondary School Rotimi Atere Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa Sola Saraki University Alabere Busari Alabi Alausa Saidu Yaro Musa Seun Bolaji KFA Arik Nigeria Governors\' Forum Yakubu Shaaba Monkey Pox Tinubu

