Ten people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident which occurred on Monday along the Olooru-Oko-Olowo highway in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to source, “the accident occurred just 6 days after an equally fatal accident claimed 11 lives along the Bode-Saadu highway in the same local government area”.
The Kwara State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Stephen Dawulung stated in Ilorin that today’s tragic auto crash which occurred near Iyemoja village at about 06:40hrs involved a Volvo Truck and a Toyota Hiace Bus.
According to him, “On receipt of the report of the crash our rescue operatives at Olooru Unit and at the Help and Rescue Camp which was established at Bode Saadu to fortify rescue operations during the ongoing end-of-year special patrol operations, were immediately mobilised to the crash scene for the rescue operation.”
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He disclosed further that preliminary investigations revealed that the crash occurred due to wrongful overtaking by the driver of the Volvo truck which led to head-on collision with the bus.
“The bus was coming from Lagos en route Sokoto and was conveying 17 passengers and goods, while the truck was coming from the North en route Lagos and had three passengers.”
The sector commander said a full investigation is still ongoing to further ascertain some details of the crash.
He said a total of 20 people 15 male adults, four female adults and one male child were involved.
According to him, “10 male adults sustained varying degrees of injuries while 10 people sadly lost their lives.”
The injured victims, he added, have since been taken to the General Hospital, Ilorin while corpses of the dead were taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH Mortuary, Ilorin.
He sympathized with the families of the dead and wished the injured victims a quick recovery.
The commander admonished drivers to avoid wrongful overtaking and excessive speeding as they constitute major causes of fatal crashes.
The Kwara Sector Command will continue to play its part in ensuring the safety of all road users in the state with the hope that all drivers will remember to drive to stay alive, he further stated.
