This incoming report is a sad one from Kwara, where 25 people have been reportedly killed and 15 others injured in an accident around the Oko Olowo area on the Bode Saadu Expressway in Moro Local Government Area of the State.

It was gathered that the accident involved a petrol tanker, a heavy-duty truck, and an 18-seater bus coming from Lagos.

A spokesperson for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, who confirmed the incident, said, “Investigation revealed that the petrol tanker, travelling from Niger State, was using the wrong side of the road, resulting in a head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck from Lagos State.

“The collision ignited a fire that consumed both vehicles and affected an 18-seater bus from Lagos.

He said firefighters diligently worked to quench the inferno, but unfortunately, 25 lives were lost, and around 15 people were rescued with injuries.