The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that 15 people had died in multiple motor accidents on Olooru/Oko-olowo Road in Ilorin, Kwara.
The accidents happened on Wednesday.
Mr Muftau Irekeola, Kwara Sector Commander, FRSC, confirmed on Thursday in Ilorin.
Irekeola said that two commercial vehicles were involved in the accident, which claimed 15 lives, while three people were uninjured.
“On January 22, about 16:15 hours, we got a call that there was an accident along [on] Olooru/Oko-olowo Road around 16:00 hours and immediately went to the scene.
“We got there at 16:25 hours and discovered that it was a multiple crash that involved two commercial vehicles; a J7 and Toyota, with registration numbers AYE218XC and TTN556XA respectively
“A total number of 18 people were involved in the auto crash, in which 15 died on the spot and three others were uninjured,” Irekeola explained.
The sector commander said that investigations showed that the accident was as a result of speeding and wrongful overtaking, which made the drivers hit an obstruction on the road.
He, however, said that the bodies recovered from the scene had been released to the families, while efforts were still ongoing to clear the obstruction.
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