25 die in Kwara tanker fire
No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire which occurred as a result of an accident at Peke village along the Oko-Olowo area on Ilorin/Bode-Saadu/Jebba Expressway, Kwara State on Tuesday.
The accident involved a petrol tanker with registration number JJN 17 XW, a heavy-duty truck and an 18-seater bus.
An eyewitness account revealed that the petrol tanker which was travelling from Niger State, was driving on the wrong side of the road which resulted in a head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck from Lagos State.
The collision, it was further gathered, ignited a fire that rapidly consumed both vehicles and also affected the 18-seater bus which was also coming from Lagos.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the accident to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday adding that he would provide the details later.
He said that some of the corpses recovered from the scene had been buried by their relatives.
The incident which was also confirmed by the Kwara State Director of Fire Service, Mr John Falade, said firemen responded to a fire at Peke village at about 3.18pm on Tuesday.
“On November 28, 2023, around 15:18 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service responded to a fire at Peke village along Oko-Olowo Bode-Saadu Expressway in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State.
“The firemen diligently worked to quench the inferno, but unfortunately, 25 lives were lost, and around 15 people were rescued with injuries.”
Falade expressed deep sorrow over the incident that claimed many lives and emphasised the need for road users to prioritise safe driving practices.
He also warned drivers and other road users to adhere to safety measures consistently when driving on the roads.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Muhammadu Buhari Kemi Adeosun Niyi Ogundiran Mustapha Olanipekun Ibrahim Issa Jetti Dasuki Belgore Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Saadu Alanamu The Herald Irepodun Shade Omoniyi Adebara Sebastine Obasi Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Oluwole Dupe Kwarareports.com Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Computer Based Test Abdulwahab Ololele Moro Abdullahi Atanda Fatai Olodo KWAFFA Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Olohungbebe Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf Garba Ado Sanni Oya State Amuda Aluko Zulkifli Ibraheem Offa Poly Ahman Patigi Mohammed Yahaya Barki Abatemi-Usman Olateju Lukman Memunat Monsuma Kayode Ogunlowo TESCOM Press Release Sambo Murtala IYA ALFA NLA Col. Adedipe Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Folaranmi Aro Biliaminu Aliu Sheikh Ariyibi Ibrahim Jawondo Bayo Lawal GGDSS Pakata Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran Dumagi Joseph Alex Offorjama Makama Of Kaiama Isiaka Rafiu Mope Oniwa Oke-opin Olatomiwa Williams SARS National Information Technology Development Agency General Hospital, Offa Crystal Corner Shops Ayekale Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Fatai Garuba Labaka Congress For National Consensus Musa Alhassan Buge Abdulrahman Iliasu John Dara Ajia-Bako Ahmed Saidu Rufai Dorcas Afeniforo KWASSIP

