Kwara police condole with families of 13 persons burnt in auto crash
The Police Command in Kwara has condoled with families of 13 persons burnt beyond recognition in an auto crash that happened on Saturday at Lasoju along Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Kwara.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi, said this in a statement in Ilorin.
He said that the accident involved a fully loaded commercial Hummer bus heading to Katsina state and an articulated vehicle loaded with cement.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the Hummer bus coming from Lagos was driving against traffic at the above mentioned point, and in the process it had a head on collision with the oncoming truck,” the spokesperson said.
He added that 13 perssengers of the commercial bus were burnt beyond recognition, six others that were seriously injured are presently receiving treatment at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
“Consequent upon the condition of the dead bodies, public health officials and the families of the victim’s requested from the police command that the victims be released to them for mass burial, the process of which was ongoing as at the time of this press release,” he said.
He therefore advised road users to always obey road traffic signs and avoid over speeding at all times.
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