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Four escape death in Ilorin road crash

Four persons escaped death in a ghastly auto crash in Ilorin on Sunday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said.

• June 5, 2023
A crashed vehicle used to illustrate this story
A crashed vehicle used to illustrate this story

Four persons escaped death in a ghastly auto crash in Ilorin on Sunday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said.

A statement issued in Ilorin by the FRSC Kwara sector commander, Frederick Ogidan, said two men and two women were wounded.

It said the incident occurred between a car and a motorcycle along the Federal Secretariat-Fate highway in the Ilorin metropolis at about 4:30 p.m.

It stated that eight passengers were involved in the crash, but no death was recorded.

The victims had bruises and fractures. They were taken to Sarfam Hospital in the state capital.

According to the statement, the crash involved a private black saloon Sonata car with registration number LSD269HZ and a black commercial Bajaj boxer motorcycle with registration number LEM003VF. 

(NAN)

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