No fewer than eight persons lost their lives in an auto crash at Oke-Onigbin on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin Highway in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.
NAN reports that the Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mr Busari Basambo on Saturday.
According to the statement, the accident which involved the Ilorin-bound bus happened on Friday night.
The auto crash was blamed on overspeeding, wrongful overtaking, and poor visibility, adding that the dead have been deposited in a morgue, while the injured victims has been taken to another hospital for treatment.
“Preliminary investigations showed that the Ilorin-bound Mitsubishi bus was overtaking another bus when it had a head-on collision with the articulated vehicle.
“The collision resulted in the deaths of eight persons on the spot. They were one male adult, three female adults, and four children.
“Six other persons sustained injuries in the crash,’’ he said.
Dawulung advised motorists to always avoid nighttime journeys and overspeeding and to ensure they rested for 30 minutes after every four hours of driving.
“This is to avoid crashes resulting from poor visibility, fatigue, dozing, or loss of control of vehicles.The highest level of caution and concentration must be exercised while driving,” he stated