Five members of All Progressives Congress (APC) were on Sunday confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident a few meters to Oke-Onigbin in Kwara State.
It was gathered that the deceased and some party executives of Irepodun Local Government Area of the state were on their way to Oro for a rally.
The rally in Oro, the hometown of the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, was meant to celebrate the victory of the party in Saturday’s by-election.
The vehicles conveying the party members, a Nissan Previa with registration number BU 383 ABJ and Mazda 323 number FKJ 169 AN, were said to have had a head-on collision with a Nissan Murano SUV marked KJA 905 CV at about 4:30 pm.
Report has it that one of the party members died instantly following the impact of the crash while others were rushed to Adeyemo and Ajisafe hospitals in Omu-Aran.
The other four victims were confirmed dead at the hospital while those who sustained injuries were treated.
According to an eyewitness, Kunle Azeez, the SUV had overtaken a trailer while on top speed before the head-on-collision with the cars conveying the party members.
Mr Azeez also said that the driver of the jeep survived the accident.
But an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Omu-Aran Unit Command, Tyia Asagun, who claimed to have coordinated the accident rescue efforts, said the cause of the accident was still being investigated.
He, however, said that over speeding and dangerous driving were suspected to have played major roles in the accident.
Kwara APC chairman, Bashir Bolarinwa, in a condolence, expressed shock at the news of the death of four members and injuries suffered by others in the car crash.
