At least 18 people died this morning in Ekiti state after a bus was involved in a terrible accident with a trailer.
Scene of the tragic accident
No fewer than 18 people died in an early morning road crash in Awo community in Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA of Ekiti State, according to a report by Nigerian Tribune.
The sad incident happened after a Toyota Hiace bus, said to have been conveying the passengers from Lagos to Abuja was involved in a head-on collision with a trailer on Awo – Igede road on Wednesday morning.
The bodies of the passengers were squeezed in the crushed bus, with witnesses claiming that there were no survivors in the accident.