Sallah day tragedy: 10 killed in Kwara road accident


Ten persons have reportedly died in a road accident involving an 18-seater commercial Hiace bus Tuesday Sallah day in Kwara state.
Blueprint gathered that the accident occurred at a location called Iyemoja along Olooru-Okolowo area of the Ilorin-Jebba expressway in the Moro local government area of Kwara state.
The lone crash, which was reportedly caused by speed violation, occurred at about 4:00 pm.
The state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident.


Owoade said other victims of the crash suffered varying degrees of fracture injuries.
He gave the registration number of the commercial vehicle as LND 742XK, saying that the rescue team took the injured people to Ayo hospital, Okolowo and the state General Hospital, Ilorin for medical attention.
The FRSC boss also said the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of General Hospital, Ilorin.


The sector commendar paraised the officers of the Nigeria Police for assistance rendered during the incident.
He also cautioned drivers against over speeding, saying that they should obey all traffic regulations and be mindful of other road users.