Eight persons killed in Kwara auto crash

<p>At least eight persons reportedly died in an auto accident at Oke Onigbin, along the Omu Aran-Ilorin highway in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State, on Friday.</p>, <p>A statement by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) sector Public Relations Officer, Busari Basambo, on Saturday in Ilorin, the state capital, disclosed: “A fatal road traffic crash occurred on Friday evening at Oke Onigbin, along Omu Aran-Ilorin Road, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, around 7:40 pm. The accident involved a Mack trailer and a Mitsubishi bus.”</p>, <p>Personnel of the FRSC standby rescue team at the Omu Aran Unit Command were immediately mobilised to the scene.</p>, <p>“Preliminary investigations by our men revealed that the Mitsubishi space wagon travelling to Ilorin while overtaking a bus collided with an oncoming Mack trailer.</p>, <p>“It resulted in the deaths of eight persons on the spot—one male adult, three female adults, and four children—while six others sustained various degrees of injuries,” PRO said.</p>, <p>He said the corpses were deposited at a mortuary in Omu Aran.</p>, <p>He noted that further investigation revealed that the crash was caused by speed, wrongful overtaking, and poor visibility.</p>