Four Die In Kwara Multiple Auto Crash

Date: 2024-04-04

Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in a multiple fatal auto crash involving two DAF trucks around Ayere village along Ilorin-Bode Saadu highway in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday afternoon.

It was gathered that the crash was caused by wrongful overtaking and resulted in inferno that got both trucks burnt.

The incident was confirmed by the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which said that a total of 10 persons were involved in the crash, with five persons sustaining varying degrees of injury while four others lost their lives.

According to the FRSC Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, “preliminary investigations revealed that one of the trucks carrying fertilizer and eight passengers, wrongfully overtook another vehicle without adequate view of the road ahead and in a bid to avoid colliding with an oncoming truck, lost control and swerved to the side, thereby colliding with another truck carrying tomatoes”.

Also, the Sector Public Education Officer, Olayinka Basambo, said in a statement that the fire had been put out and the obstructions cleared to allow free flow of traffic.

“On receipt of the report of the crash around 1:09pm, FRSC Rescue operatives were immediately mobilized to the crash scene where they rescued five injured male adults to University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for Medical treatment.

The Sector Commander has since directed for a full investigations to harvest information that will guard against reoccurrence.

“The Sector Commander commiserates with the families of the departed and wishes the injured quick recovery.

“According to Basambo, the Sector Commander has appealed to Drivers to avoid speed, overloading and wrongful overtaking and other acts that may be inimical to their safety.

“He further reiterated the command's commitment towards ensuring the safety of all road users in Kwara state within this holy month of Ramadan and beyond”.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Najim Yaasin     Micheal Imoudu     Ebola     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Kwara State Polytechnic     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Guber Aspirant     Emir Of Shonga     Kwasu     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Ayekale     Ijagbo Health Centre     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Kwara University Of Education     Egbejila     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kwara South     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Bola Sagaya     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Gbajabiamila     Charles Ibitoye     Yekeen Alabi     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Saheed Akinwumi     Isiaq Khadeejah     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Paul Olawoore     Col. Adedipe     Wale Oladepo     Rebecca Bake     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Kayode Zubair     Basit Olatunji     Babaloja-General     Oke-Odo     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Ibrahim Jawondo     Raimi Iyanda     Adeola Abraham     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Quareeb     Olugbense     Turaki     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Obuh     Al-Hikmah Radio     Onilu     Oloye     Moshood Mustapha     Ejidongari     VADA     Ibrahim Mohammed     Baba-Isale     Ariyo     Third Estate     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Rotimi Atere     Olayinka Olaogun     Bank Of Industry     Rachael Obisesan     Sa\'adu Salahu     Tosin Saraki     Makama Of Kaiama     Idris Garuba     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Alapado     KWSUED     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Ajidagba     United Nigeria Airline     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Cornelius Adebayo     Tanke Flyover Bridge    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olushola Saraki     Bareke     Allocation     Yahaya Dumoye     KSIRS     Abraysports FC     Yemi Osinbajo     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Leke Ogungbe     Sunday Popo-Ola     Vasolar Consortium     The Herald     Kwara Restoration Project     Kolawole Bashirat     Muyideen Ajani Bello     PPS     Azeez Bello     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Abdulwahab Oba     Forgo Battery     Hassan A. Saliu     Saliu Tunde Bello     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Stephen Fasakin     Lanre Aremu     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Valsolar Consultoria     Olokoba     A.E. Afolabi     Ubandoma     Pilgrims Board     Ope Saraki     Folorunsho Erubu     Hussein Olokooba     Oke-Oyi     Oluwole Dupe     Ahman Patigi     Harrison Osauwagboe     Saadu Yusuf     SGBN     Ghali Muhammed     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Alapado     David Adesina     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Aminat Omodara     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Umaru Saro     Peter Obi     Neo Mundo Ltd     Maigida     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Ajayi Okasanmi     Matthew Babaoye     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Muazam Nayaya     COEASU     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Bilikis Oladimeji     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Baaziki Sulaiman     CBT     Hauwa Nuru     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     High Court     CKNG     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Raheem Adaramaja     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria