17 DIE, 10 INJURED IN MULTIPLE AUTO-CRASHES IN KWARA

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 kilometers from Ilorin, Kwara State. It involved a tanker with Registration No CD 762 KMT and two Toyota buses, Registration NOs: TAK 113XA and XD 762 KMT.
The tanker was said to be heading to Lagos and had two occupant, while the two buses was coming from Lagos and heading to Kastina and were conveying 38 people, each having 19 occupants. The tanker was said to have ran onto the two buses killing 17 people, inquring 10, while 13 people were said to have survived without injury.
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.