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Ilorin-Ogbomoso road accident claims 12 lives

At least twelve persons have been killed in a crash that occurred on Ilorin-Ogbomoso road.

The crash occurred on Saturday morning at Ote express road leaving six other persons injured.

Kwara Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade, who confirmed the incident explained that the crash was because of Route Violation (RV) Speed Limit Violation (SPV) and Loss of Control (LOC).

The sector commander added that the crash involved a white commercial Toyota Hummer Bus without a registration number and a white commercial Volvo Trailer also without a registration number.

“This morning we were informed of the unfortunate crash which occurred on the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway at a location called Ote.

“It was a fatal crash which happened at about 6:20 am, 18 persons were involved, six sustained various degree of burns and sadly 12 of them lost their lives and were burnt beyond recognition,” Owoade explained further.

He added that the injured victims and the corpses have been taken to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.

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