Multiple Auto-crashes In Kwara Kills 17, Injures 10 -

No fewer than 17 people, all adult males,
reported died following multiple auto-
crashes on the Ilorin-New Jebba Road on
Friday. The accident was said to have
occurred about 3.30am at Peke Village
which is about 16 kilometres from Ilorin,
Kwara State. It involved a tanker with
Registration No. CD 762 KMT and two
Toyota buses, registration numbers: TAK
113 XA and XD 762 KMT.
The tanker was said to be heading to Lagos
and had two occupants; while the two
buses were coming from Lagos to Katsina
and were
conveying 38 people, each having 19
occupants. The tanker was said to have ran
onto the two vehicles killing 17 people,
injuring 10 while 13 people were said to
have survived without injuries.
The Kwara State Sector Commander,
Federal Road Safety Corps, Mrs. Mary
Wakawa confirmed the accident and the
data in an interview with journalists in
Ilorin. She stated that the 17 deceased had
been deposited at the University of Ilorin
Teaching Hospital while the injured were
rushed to some hospitals for treatment.
She advised people to avoid night travels,
over-speeding and driving when fatigued.
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