Seventeen people died on Wednesday evening at the Osin River, Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state, in an accident involving five vehicles, including an 18-seater commercial bus coming from Niger State.

A trailer loaded with bags of beans was said to have rammed into the commercial bus at the bad portion of the road.

One of the survivors of the accident was a 10-year old boy who was brought out from the wreckage.

Another set of three people were killed yesterday when their car burst into flame, after it was hit by a trailer.

The Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Chris Ademoluti confirmed the incident to The Nation at the scene of the accident.

Ademoluto said, "the first one happened on the 24th of this month and we recovered 17 bodies. 16 from the bus and one from the trailer, they all perished there."

Speaking further on how the accident happened, Ademotu said: "I learnt the bus with the 16 passengers was coming from Niger State, carrying goods and women. In an attempt to reduce his speed at the bad portion of the road, a trailer coming from behind rammed into the vehicle and fell on it. Sixteen people died in that commercial, while only one person survived. One person also died in the trailer.

"On Friday, three people were burnt to death in an accident involving a taxi cab and a trailer. The trailer lost control and rammed into the cab and other vehicles on the road before one the vehicles burst into flame.

"We have engaged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Federal Controller of works and Kwara State Roads Transport Management Agency (KWARTMA) to clear the vehicles from the road, so as not to cause another accident. I am using this opportunity to appeal to our government to effect repairs on this portion of the road."