Fifteen persons, all males, have died in an auto crash at the Muslim cemetery, along the Ogbomoso-Oko Olowo route on the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway of Kwara State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that the fatal crash, which occurred at about 2:32 am on Monday, was a lone accident involving a trailer vehicle, a DAF XF with registration number GWL274XC.
According to the FRSC, 48 people (all males) were involved in the crash. It said 17 people sustained varying degrees of injury, and 16 persons were reported unhurt.
It attributed the accident to fatigue on the part of the driver, adding that the type of injury sustained includes fracture, dislocation, and bruises.
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The FRSC Sector Commander, Kabiru Kazeem, gave the name of the driver as Nasiru Muhammed, who said the injured victims had been taken to Arewa Medical Centre and Baki Hospital for medical attention.
Kazeem added that the corpses had been handed over to the representative of the families and Sarkin Hausawa, Oko Olowo, in the Moro Local Government area of Kwara State.
He said that the search for more victims who were buried under the load was going on, adding that the rescue operation was jointly carried out by personnel of RS8.15 Oloru and RS8.1 Kwara (Oko Olowo outpost).
The sector commander said that the command intended to intensify public enlightenment through the town hall meeting with relevant stakeholders, while he advised motorists to avoid mixed loading and night travelling.
