Ten persons died in a car accident in Iyemoja Village, along the Olooru-Okoolowo expressway, in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps.
A Volvo truck and a Toyota Hiace bus were involved in the deadly collision, which happened on Monday at around 6:40 a.m., according to the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, who briefed reporters on the incident.
Twenty people in all—fifteen adult males, four adult females, and one adult male child—were involved in the mishap, according to Dawulung.
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Ten individuals—five adult males, four adult females, and one adult male child—lost their lives, he continued, while ten more adult males suffered injuries of varied degrees.
The bus and Volvo truck collided head-on as a result of the driver of the Volvo truck making an improper overtake, according to the preliminary inquiry carried out by FRSC agents.
“The truck was said to be traveling from the north via Lagos with three passengers, while the bus was traveling from Lagos to Sokoto with 17 people and cargo.
“The collision happened near the village of Iyemoja on Olooru-Okoolowo Road,” Dawulung stated.
The Sector Commander reported that as soon as the crash report was received, the Olooru Unit rescue crews as well as the Help and Rescue Camp crews were mobilized to the disaster site.
According to him, the deceased were carried to the mortuary of Teaching Hospital in Ilorin, while the injured victims were transported to the State Hospital in Ilorin.
The corps wished the injured victims a speedy recovery and expressed sympathy to the relatives of the deceased.
The Sector Commander warned motorists not to speed excessively or overtake other vehicles, citing these as the main reasons for tragic collisions.
Though he emphasized that drivers should always drive to stay alive, he said the Corps would continue to do its share to ensure the safety of all users of the road.
(NAN)