The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the motor accident which occurred Thursday night at Kanbi village, Kwara State and which claimed 19 lives was due to reckless driving, excessive speed, and wrongful overtaking.
FRSC spokesperson in the state, Olusegun Ogungbemide in a statement on Friday said five other persons sustained injuries in the accident.
He said the accident occurred around 8 p.m. of Thursday, June 13, 2024 on the new Jebba Road, involving a blue Iveco trailer without a registration number and a white Toyota Hiace passenger bus with registration number Lagos : LSD363YE.
According to Ogungbemide, 25 individuals were involved in the crash, including 13 male adults, five female adults, two female children, and five male children.
He said the injured victims, including three male adults and two female adults, saying that they were taken to Orisun Ayo Hospital for treatment.
“Tragically, 19 people lost their lives: 11 male adults, three female adults, three male children, and two female children.
“One corpse was deposited at Orisun Ayo Hospital morgue, while the remaining 18 bodies were claimed by the families of the deceased.
“FRSC Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed expressed deep concern over the reckless driving habits that have led to such loss of life and property destruction.
“He directed commanding officers to intensify special patrol operations to curb speeding and wrongful overtaking,” he said. (vitalnewsngr.com)
