One dies, nine injured in UNILORIN campus accident
One dies, nine injured in UNILORIN campus accident
Abdullateef Fowewe
One person died and nine others were injured in a solo vehicle crash that occurred at the University of Ilorin campus on Thursday.
The accident according to a statement on Thursday by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the University, Kunle Akogun, occurred when a ten-seater commercial bus transporting passengers from the campus to the town after work crashed.
The statement reads, “The management of the University of Ilorin is saddened to announce the occurrence of a motor accident on campus this afternoon. The lone accident involved a commercial bus conveying passengers going out of the campus.
“As soon as it occurred, the University Management immediately commenced rescue operations, and all the victims were moved to the University Health Centre. They were attended to by a team of medical personnel at the University Health Centre. One of them needed advanced treatment and was referred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) after he was stabilised.
“Four had minor injuries, they were treated and discharged.
Five victims, consisting of two males, two females and the driver are currently being treated at the University Health Centre. Unfortunately, one of the victims was brought in dead, the body has been transferred to the morgue, and the university management is making efforts to contact the next of kin.”
However, the varsity management according to the statement regrets the tragic incident and condoles with the family of the deceased and pray for a quick recovery of the injured victims.