16 police recruits die in fatal auto accident in Kwara
16 newly recruited police officers were burnt to death
while six others were critically injured yesterday Sunday January 20th when the 18-seater Hummer bus they were traveling in collided with a Mercedes
Benz 190 in Omu Aran, Kwara State. The victims were said to be on their
way to Nasarawa State when the accident occurred at about 10 yesterday
morning.
The Mercedes
Benz car, with regitration number AC 345 DKA had a locked steering and
in an attempt by the
driver to free it, the vehicle veered off to the
other side of the road and the bus rammed into it. The bus carrying the
police officers hit an
electric pole and a house then burst into flame, killing most of its
occupants. The driver of the Benz was not injured in the accident. The
police are looking for him...