Six persons, including a pregnant woman and five final-year nursing students, have lost their lives in a fatal auto crash along the Ilorin–Ogbomoso highway in Kwara State.
The accident occurred in the Ote area on the Kwara axis of the busy roadway.
Witnesses said several victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while others later died from injuries sustained in the crash at a hospital.
The deceased students were identified as 500-level undergraduates enrolled in an Open and Distance Learning Bachelor of Nursing Science programme at a higher institution in Oyo State.
They were reportedly travelling to sit for their second semester examinations when the incident happened.
Confirming the development, the Kwara State Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mrs. Rosemary Alo, said the crash 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, authorities had yet to disclose the cause of the accident, while efforts were ongoing to manage traffic and investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
