No fewer than six people, including a pregnant woman and five final-year nursing students, have died in a fatal auto crash along the Kwara axis of the Ilorin–Ogbomoso highway.
The accident occurred in the Ote area of Kwara State. Several of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while others reportedly succumbed to their injuries at an undisclosed hospital.
It was gathered that the deceased students were 500-level undergraduates enrolled in an Open and Distance Learning Bachelor of Nursing Science programme at a higher institution in Oyo State.
They were said to be travelling to sit for their second-semester examinations when the crash happened.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs. Rosemary Alo, said the accident occurred at the Kwara end of the Ilorin–Ogbomoso road, specifically in the Ote area.
“Our personnel are working in collaboration with the Kwara State Command to restore normal traffic flow on the highway,” she said.
As of press time, further details regarding the cause of the crash were yet to be made available.