Kwara Fire Service rescues 18 motorcycles, buildings from inferno

The Kwara State Fire Service has again rescued a working transformer, 18 motorcycles and many buildings from being consumed by fire.

The Head of Department, Media and Publicity of the service, Hassan Adekunle, made this known in a statement on Monday.

He said that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at Centre Igboro Junction, directly opposite Centre Igboro Primary School in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Adekunle said the four motorcycles within the proximity of the burning fire were completely burnt.

“The fire emanated from the abandoned glowing charcoal left at the dump spot which later got agitated by the blowing wind,” he said. Adekunle quoted the Director of the service, Falade Olumuyiwa, as urging the people of the state to always play safe, particularly in their respective neighborhoods.…

FRSC confirmed 11 dead in Kwara road accident

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that 11 persons lost their lives in a Road Traffic Crash on Sunday.

The Kwara State Sector Commander, Corps Commander Jonathan Owoade, confirmed this to newsmen in Ilorin.

He said the crash occurred on Jebba-Bode Saadu Road.

Owoade said the crash involved a private Toyota Corolla with registration number AAA 250 CB and a commercial Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LAP 179 XA. He said while 26 people were involved in the crash, 15 persons were injured and 11 persons lost their lives.

He said: “This evening we received a distress call of a crash which happened around 4pm at Onipako village, along Bode-Saadu-Jebba Road.

“The RTC occurred as result of wrongful overtaking; 26 persons were involved, 15 were injured and unfortunately 11 others lost their lives.

“This is another unfortunate crash we pray not to witness again.

“I plead with motorists, especially commercial drivers, to be patient when they are on the wheel.

“Life has no duplicate.”

The Sector Commander said the injured persons have been taken to Jebba Medical Centre and Emmanuel Hospital, Jebba, while the corpses have been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.

Owoade said the obstruction caused by the crash had been cleared and there is free vehicular movement.…