Car kills five, injures two childrenin Ilorin

No fewer than five children were feared
dead and two others reportedly injured
following an autocrash involving a
Toyota Camry and a Hiace bus along the
old Jebba Road, Ilorin, Kwara State, on
Tuesday night.
The accident, which was said to have
occurred about 9.30pm, involved seven
children from Elekoyangan and Anfeyin
communities. They were said to be
walking by the roadside before the
accident.
Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday
that the driver of the Camry, whose
name could not be ascertained, had left
a hotel along Kwara Polytechnic-
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Road. He suddenly lost control of the
vehicle, collided with the bus, which was
parked by the side of the road, and
rammed unto the seven children.
Five of them reportedly died while the
remaining two were taken to the UITH,
where they were said to be receiving
treatment.
A member of one of the communities,
Mallam Isiaka Rahman, identified the
five children that were feared dead as
Abdulfatai, Sodiq, Fatai, Jamiu, and
Jamiu. He also stated that the two
surviving victims were Shola and Gafar.
Aggrieved members of the communities
were said to have consequently staged a
protest to register their grief, but were
later dispersed by the police.
The protests reportedly paralysed
academic activities at nearby schools in
the area.
It was gathered that the Camry was set
ablaze, while bonfires were made along
the road during the protest.
The driver of the car and two other
occupants were said to have fled from
the accident scene before the mob
could descend on them.
Rahman, said, “It was a sad incident that
befell us. Our children; Abdulfatai,
Sodiq, Fatai Kososi, Jamiu Mogaji, and
Jamiu were killed in a motor accident
while Shola and Gafar are in a state of
coma in the hospital.”
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police,
Mr. Agboola Glover-Oshodi, confirmed
the accident.
He said normalcy had returned to the
area. He appealed to the residents to
maintain the peace.