{"id":34017,"date":"2020-12-28T16:46:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34017"},"modified":"2020-12-28T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:32:18","slug":"christmas-fatal-crash-kills-10-in-kwara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/christmas-fatal-crash-kills-10-in-kwara","title":{"rendered":"Christmas: Fatal crash kills 10 in Kwara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara, on Friday, confirmed that 10 persons lost their lives in an accident along Idofian-Ilorin road.<\/p>\n<p>Kwara Sector Commander, Jonathan Owoade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the crash was caused by speed limit violation and wrong overtaking.<\/p>\n<p>It occurred near the Unilorin Sugar Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fatal accident involved two vehicles \u2013 a commercial Nissan Vanette bus and a private Honda Accord car. Twenty-seven people were involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen died, nine of them burnt beyond recognition, while 16 persons sustained various degrees of injuries. One other person was rescued unhurt\u201d, Owoade said.<\/p>\n<p>The injured have been moved to Kwara State General Hospital and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH).<\/p>\n<p>Others were taken to Ile Anu Medical Centre at Idofian, and the corpses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara, on Friday, confirmed that 10 persons lost their lives in an accident along Idofian-Ilorin road. Kwara Sector Commander, Jonathan Owoade, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the crash was caused by speed limit violation and wrong overtaking. 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