Tragedy struck the Oja Oba area of Ilorin, Kwara State, as the bus of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) conveying prisoners to court reportedly rammed into motorcyclists, killing four persons and leaving others injured.
Although eyewitness reports put the number of casualties at four, the Kwara state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Frederick Ade Ogidan, said no life was lost, but those who were severely injured were receiving treatment at the hospital.
“The incident happened this morning at a roundabout in the Oja Oba area when one of the vehicles of the Federal Correctional Service and some motorcyclists collided. Four people were involved, were seriously injured, and have been taken to the hospital for treatment; none of them have died as I’m speaking now. They are being treated in the hospital, and they are responding to treatment.
“The accident was caused by over-speeding and the refusal by some road users to give those who are in an emergency the right to pass,” Ogidan stated.
Ogidan, however, advised the people to always give vehicles that are on emergency services the chance to pass when driving on the road.
The spokesperson for Kwara police command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, also confirmed the incident, saying that six people were involved and were receiving treatment in the hospital.
He said, “Two out of the six people have been treated and discharged from the hospital, while four are still recovering.”
The PPRO said that the police had restored peace to the area.
