Ten people were reported killed in a fatal multiple auto accident on Thursday night in Ile Pupa area along Jebba-Bode Saadu expressway, Kwara State.
The Tribune newspaper gathered that the road traffic crash was caused by wrong overtaking and speed violations.
It was also gathered that three vehicles were involved in the crash, and the victims of the auto crash included seven male adults, one female adult, and two female children.
The incident, which happened at about 6:30 p.m., involved a total of 17 persons, including 12 male adults, two female adults, one male child, and two female children.
According to the first information report (FIR) of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the three vehicles involved in the accident were a petroleum tanker, a Toyota Corolla car, and a Volkswagen Sharan vehicle.
The particulars of the three vehicles involved were given as a private green-coloured Volkswagen Sharan vehicle with registration number AKD733FX and a private Toyota Corolla gold-coloured car with registration number GWA22DD, while the driver’s name was identified as Oladokun Waheed.
The third vehicle was described as a white-coloured Gallop commercial JAC petrol tanker belonging to DANMARNA PETROLEUM Limited.
Speaking on the incident, the FRSC sector commander, Frederick Ogidan, said that a total sum of N60,750 was recovered from the scene of the crash.
He also mentioned that survivors of the crash sustained varying degrees of injuries such as bruises and cuts, and the injured individuals had been taken to Shalom Hospital, Bode Saadu, while the deceased bodies were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) mortuary.
He stated that police officers from Jebba Divisional Unit had taken custody of the vehicles involved in the accident.
“Motorists are advised to be cautious of the way they speed and overtake wrongfully. FRSC Kwara will commence another round of enforcement on speed violation and overloading from Monday, July 14, 2023, as we cannot tolerate a situation where 10 lives are lost in a single crash,” he said.
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