Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Sunday Maku, Kwara said an auto crash that occurred during the weekend at Oyun area along Jebba Road in Ilorin claimed a person’s life and left 8 people injured. 

Mr Sunday blamed wrong overtaking for the auto crash, saying “the accident occurred at the Oyun end of the old Ilorin-Jebba Road, three kilometres from the base of the two commercial vehicles. “Two commercial vehicles, Mazda 323 with registration number KEY 609 XA and Mazda 323 with registration no FUF 845 XA, were involved. There were nine people in the vehicles, five males and four females. Four male and four female were injured.” 

Maku said the injured passengers have been referred to a private hospital in the city.