Chinese construction firm’s truck kills four, injures 16 in Kwara
Four persons were killed and 16 others injured in a lone accident on the Olooru-New Jebba Road in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday.
Sector commander of the FRSC in Kwara, Frederick Ogidan, stated in Ilorin on Sunday that the vehicle belongs to a Chinese construction firm, CGC Construction Company.
He blamed the accident, which occurred at Olooru, on over-speeding.
Mr Ogidan said relatives of the deceased had claimed the corpses while the injured were taken to a hospital in Kambi village in the area.
(NAN)
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