Trailer kills 8 persons, Sallah rams in Kwara

A commercial trailer coming from the northern side of the country has rammed into a stationary vehicle.

The accident has cost eight lives and unspecified number of cows in Kwara State.

Report has it that the incident happened at Okoolowo junction, Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state around 6am on Wednesday.

A resident, Salaudeen Abiola revealed that the driver of the cow-filled trailer with registration number DAT SGM396ZR has rammed into another trailer that was parked along the road.

He revealed that a male victim who’s suspected to be the owner of the animals who was with the driver died immediately.

“The other victims include ram sellers and traders around the place during the incident. It was a gory sight to behold,” he said.

Another eyewitness confessed that 10 Hausa and two Yoruba people lost their lives in the accident, adding that the dead bodies had been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ilorin.

The Kwara State Federal Road Safety Commander, Frederick Ogidan, has confirmed the accident to newsmen on Saturday.

He said, “Seventeen people were involved in the accident, but 8 died while 4 were injured.”