1 killed, 6 injured as crane falls on tricycle, pedestrian in Kwara

One person was killed and six others injured when a crane fell off a truck on Monday around 7pm on Asa Dam Road in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Speaking with City & Crime on Tuesday, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Frederick Ade Ogidan, said, “The incident was as a result of speed violation by the yellow and black truck carrying a crane which fell on pedestrians and a commercial tricycle.

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“One person (male) died in the accident while six others were injured, comprising five males and three females.”