A lone road accident involving a commercial passenger bus along the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway on Sunday claimed the life of one person and left 20 others injured.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the accident occurred around Oko-Olowo, Iye-Maja Junction, along the Ilorin section of the expressway.
The commercial bus, with registration number DTH 840 SA, was reportedly conveying 21 passengers when it suffered a tyre puncture, somersaulted and subsequently caught fire.
The spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the accident and the casualty figures.
He said one person died in the accident, while 20 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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Kwara: One Killed, 20 Injured As Bus Somersaults, Catches Fire
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