Eid-el-Kabir: 10 die in lone crash in Kwara

Date: 2021-07-22

The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a lone crash in the state.

The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Tuesday.

He said that the accident involved a black commercial Toyota Hiace bus with vehicle registration number LND 742 XK.

Owoade said the accident occured on Oko Olowo/Oloru road at Iyemoja on the outskirts of Ilorin, the state capital, adding that the crash was as a result of speed violation.

"The Olooru Unit Command of the FRSC received a call at around 3:50pm today about a crash which occurred at Iyemoja on Oko Olowo-Olooru road axis.

"The crash was a lone fatal one involving a black commercial Toyota Hiace bus with vehicle registration number LND 742XK. "18 persons were involved and unfortunately 10 of them lost their lives and eight other person's injured.

"The cause of the crash was as a result of speed violation," he said.

The sector commander said the rescue team of the FRSC had taken the injured persons to Ayo Hospital Okolowo and the General Hospital Ilorin, while the corpses have been deposited at the morgue in the general hospital.

He said the obstruction caused by the crash had been cleared with the assistance of the Nigeria Police Force.

Owoade warned motorists against violating road safety guidelines, adding that the resultant effect of over speeding was road traffic crash.

He advised road users especially travellers to take caution and exercise patience while on the road.

"Slow and steady wins the race. The prayer of every traveller is to reach their destination, it does not matter how long it takes.

"Speed violation, fatigue driving and disrespect for traffic rules can cut such expectations short.

"May we not die untimely by our own hands," the sector commander said.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Kazeem Oladepo     Muhammed Danjuma     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     HICA     Kolo     Al-Hikmah Radio     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Orire     Ileloke     Agbarigidoma     Paul Odama     Mufutau Olatinwo     Halidu Danbaba     Lanwa     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Olupako Of Share     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Yusuf Mubarak     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Alimi     Allocation     Aminat Omodara     Yomi Adeboye     Yaru     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     KWIRS     Esuwoye     Harafat E. Mukadam     Amina El-Imam     Ajase-Ipo     Omoniyi     Ali Ahmad     Saliu Tunde Bello     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Tsaragi     Public Holiday     N-Power     NYSC     LABTOP     Okedare     Riskat Opakunle     Umaru Saro     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Kayode Alabi     Dorcas Afeniforo     Abdulwahab Oba     Plat Technologies Limited     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Busari Alabi Alausa     Matthew Okedare     Ifelodun     Quranic Recitation Competition     Kisra     Abdulazeez Uthman     Oyin-Zubair     Jumoke F. Ajao     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Sanitation Exercise     Garba Dogo     Raimi Iyanda     Aminu Adisa Logun     Valsolar Consortium     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     ER-KANG Mining     April 11     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     COVID-19 Palliatives     Maigidasanma     Ashiru     National Pilot     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     CUTI     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Aliyu Alhassan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ita-Ore     Biliaminu Aliu     Amusa Bello     Amos Bajeh     Femi Agbaje     Aliyu Alhassan     Muhammed Aliyu     Just Law Forum     Alaiye     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Laduba     Emmanuel Bello     Saliu Mustapha     Javed Khan     Sardauna     Saidu Yaro Musa     Sulyman Tejidini     Yekini Adio     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Sebastine Obasi     Budo Egba     Gwanara     Ibrahim Abikan     Split Diamond Interchange     Kwasu     Saheed Akinwumi     Elelu     Alfa Belgore     Matthew Babaoye     Muhammed Abdullahi     Ibrahim Labaika     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Risikat Lawal     Ojuekun Sarumi     SSA Youth Engagement     Oni Adebayo     SWAN     Lanwa     Dumagi     Saba Jibril     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Ibrahim Oniye     CACOVID     Charles Ibitoye     Funmi Salau     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     SSUCOEN     Obuh     Taofik Mustapha     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Zaratu Umar     Ojuekun     Kwha.gov.ng     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Sulaiman Gado     Bahago     Adebayo Salami     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ilorin Metro Park     NIPR     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     LABTOP     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Lanre Jimoh     NITDA     Saliu Oluwole     Alabe     SSA Youth     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Minister     Zulkifli Ibraheem