JUST IN: One dies, several injure as bus dive into river in Kwara
One passenger has died while several others injured in an auto crash involving an 18-seater bus that plunged into a river at Eyenkorin area along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway, Ilorin.
One passenger has died while several others injured in an auto crash involving an 18-seater bus that plunged into a river at Eyenkorin area along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway, Ilorin.
Moreso, the accident involved a white Toyota Hiace 18- passengers bus with plate number Niger State KNT452XA coming from Lagos en route Kebbi reportedly occurred around 3 am on Tuesday.
Moreover, it was garnered that one of the rear tyres of the vehicle burst before it plunged into the river immediately after Iyemoja village along Eyenkorin expressway.
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A source identified as Abiola Salaudeen confirmed the incident.
“The accident happened around 3.am today (Tuesday). The passenger in the middle seat died immediately and another one with a broken leg. The driver and 15 others who sustained varying degrees of injuries have been taken to the hospital.
“All of them are Hausa people going to Kebbi State and the gravity of the accident from the wreckage of the vehicle was severe. It took the intervention of some people in the area to calm some of the survivors down following the trauma from the incident. It is only a miracle that only one person died during the accident,” he further added.
However, when contacted, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Kwara State, Mr Jonathan Owoade, said the sector was not aware of the incident, adding that his men were not involved in the rescue operation.
