Six persons were on Wednesday reported killed in a multiple auto crash along Ganmo Road in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state.
Tribune Online gathered that the multiple accidents involved an ash colour commercial Suzuki bus popularly called “korope” with registration number BDJ-134XB and a blue colour DAF (ABC 435 XN) loaded with onions, coming from Sokoto state.
Eyewitness accounts attributed the cause of the accident to over-speeding.
The Kwara state Sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Frederick Ade Ogidan, who confirmed the incident said nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
“Yes, the accident involved 15 people, all males, with six killed and nine others sustaining head injuries and fractures.
“The victims have been taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Oke-Oyi for treatment while the corpses have been deposited at the morgue of the hospital,” he said.
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