Overloading: Seven killed, 21 injured in Kwara auto crash
Seven passengers among whom two female children were killed in a fatal road accident along Ogbomosho/Ilorin expressway…
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Seven passengers including two girls were killed in a fatal road accident along the Ogbomosho-Ilorin expressway in Kwara State.
The accident, which occurred around 3:00 am on Sunday left, 21 other people seriously injured.
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It was gathered that the 18-seater white Mazda bus with registration number ZUR 159 XJ was heading to Lagos when its tyre burst in Ote Village, Asa Local Government Area of the state due to overloading hence causing the accident.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade, said both the injured persons and dead bodies had been taken to Ilorin General Hospital and Garin Alimi Hospital.
“The accident involves an 18-seater bus and should have been carrying 14 passengers at most because of covid-19 restrictions. But we have 18 persons on board including children. This is why we have consistently warned about overloading and over-speeding,” he added.
He thanked the state ministry of health for providing additional ambulances during the rescue process.