17 people reported dead in Kwara state Autocrash

Not lesser than 17 people have been reported dead in a road accident at Bacita junction along Jebba/Ilorin Highway in Kwara State.

The accident which occurred on Thursday afternoon involved an 18-seater Toyota Hiace Passenger bus and an articulated container truck. Two other passengers were reportedly injured in the accident.

The Head of Operation of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara State Sector Command, Udeme Eshiet, stated that the container truck was heading towards Jebba, in the Kwara North District, while the 18 passenger bus was coming to Ilorin, the state capital when the crash occurred.

The FRSC official also added that the crash occurred at a very sharp bend of the road, this was caused as a result of over speeding which led to head-on collision by the two vehicles.

Due to excess speeding of the two drivers, they could not negotiate the sharp bend properly, and when they eventually met, it resulted in a head-on collision,” he said.

The officials of the Federal road safety corps have called on motorists to be more cautious and careful while driving on the nation’s highways so as to check avoidable accidents. He also advised passengers to always caution and reports every reckless driver to law enforcement agents nearby to avoid accidents and untimely death.