About 17 people reportedly lost their lives on Friday while 10 were severely injured in a road accident along Ilorin-Jebba expressway in Kwara State.
The accident which occurred around 3:30 a.m. involved a trailer with registration number XD 762 KNT and two Toyota Hummer commercial buses with registration numbers TAK 113 XA and XC 185 NSK.
It was learnt that the incident happened at Peke Village when the truck rammed into the commercial buses.
The commercial buses which were full of passengers were said to be going to Katsina from Lagos while the truck was heading towards Lagos.
Speaking on the development, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mary Wakawa, said the deceased were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and that the injured taken to hospitals for treatment.
Wakawa, who said that the auto crash may have been caused by fatigue leading to sleep on the part of the truck driver, cautioned against night travelling.
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