The Federal Road Safety Corps has reported a tragic road accident in Kwara State that resulted in the deaths of 19 individuals.
The State FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, provided details during a press conference on Friday in Abuja.
He mentioned that the accident occurred at 8 PM on Thursday in Kanbi village, along the Olooru new Jebba road in Kwara State.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the crash, caused by excessive speed and wrongful overtaking, involved two vehicles; a blue Iveco trailer with no registration trace and a white Toyota Hiace bus with the registration number LSD363YE.
“A total of 25 people were involved, comprising 13 male adults, five female adults, two female children, and five male children,” Mohammed stated. “From this number, 5 people were injured (3 male adults and 2 female adults), and 19 victims killed (11 male adults, 3 female adults, 3 male children, and 2 female children).”
He added that the injured were taken to Orisun Ayo hospital, where one corpse was also deposited in the morgue.
The remaining 18 bodies were claimed by the families of the deceased.
