Tragic: Over 60 Persons Feared Dead In Kwara Road Accident
It is tragic day for the victims of an auto crash accident on Friday as Many were burnt beyond recognition.
The Pendulum Media learned that the auto crash happened at Oko-Olowo, along the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway, in Ilorin, Kwara state.
The victims, according to unconfirmed sources as reported by Channels TV said were travellers from the northern part of the country.
Adding that not less than 60 people were involved and burnt as skulls and other parts of human bodies like legs, arms, etc were seen burnt inside the affected vehicles, while other parts of the victims had been burnt to ashes at the scene of the accident.
Reports reveal that the auto crash occurred when a trailer carrying fertiliser and petrol laden truck collided while overtaking, resulting in an inferno.
The auto crash occurred around 8:30 am on Friday, when a trailer carrying fertiliser and petrol laden truck collided while overtaking, resulting in an inferno adding that the affected vehicles were burnt for over two hours.
There was no vehicular movement on both sides of the road could move while the incident lasted, to avoid being affected.
However, officials of the state Fire Service arrived the scene at about 10:30 am after the losses to put out the raging fire.
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