17 die, 18 injured in auto crashes
Seventeen people lost their lives in two separate accidents in Kwara and Kaduna states with 18 others sustaining injuries. The accident at at Ayere along Bode Sadu in Moro local government area of Kwara State that involved a DAF truck and a Toyota Hiace bus reportedly claimed 11 lives with seven people sustaining injuries. Kwara State Sector Commander of Federal Roads Safety Corps, FRSC, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Ilorin, disclosed that the crash occurred around 4:50 am due to wrongful overtaking and speed violation. The FRSC boss stated that the driver of the Toyota Hiace bus, who was coming from Gombe en route to Lagos, wrongfully overtook the truck, which resulted in the head-on collision. He stated that his men in conjunction with officers of the Nigeria police command stationed at Bode Saadu carried out a rescue operation. Dawulung, however, stated that 11 passengers were found dead while seven others sustained injuries when the officers arrived...