The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, on Saturday confirmed the death of eight persons in an auto crash at Oke Onigbin, along the Omu Aran-Ilorin highway in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State.
The FRSC Public Relations Officer, Busari Basambo, who confirmed the incident said the fatal road traffic crash occurred on Friday evening around 7:40 pm, adding that the accident involved a Mack trailer and a Mitsubishi bus.
Basambo added that the personnel of the FRSC standby rescue team at the Omu Aran Unit Command were immediately mobilised to the scene.
“Preliminary investigations by our men revealed that the Mitsubishi space wagon travelling to Ilorin while overtaking a bus collided with an oncoming Mack trailer.
“It resulted in the deaths of eight persons on the spot, one male adult, three female adults, and four children, while six others sustained various degrees of injuries”, the PRO said.
He noted that the corpses were deposited at a mortuary in Omu Aran, adding that further investigation disclosed that the crash was caused by speed, wrongful overtaking, and poor visibility.
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