The people of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital have been thrown into mourning over the death of two Junior Secondary School students, who were reportedly crushed to death in a fatal auto accident in the Gas Odota end of the Ilorin – Ogbomoso Expressway.
An eyewitness, who posted the photos of the auto crash on Facebook said five others also sustained injuries during the accident which happened around 2 pm on Wednesday, October 7.
According to the eyewitness, the accident involved a tipper, a Mazda cab with number plate, LEF 16XA, a Nissan car marked, AG20 NBS, and commercial tricycle.
It was gathered that the tipper loaded with sand rammed into a commercial vehicle which was picking passengers, while the cab also hit two other vehicles and the tricycle killing the students who were standing by the roadside.
Confirming the auto crash, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Jonathan Owoade attributed the cause of the road crash to excessive speed adding that nine persons were involved in the accident.
