The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has said that One person has reportedly burnt to death in a lone auto accident which occurred at Wariko area on Lafiagi road in the Edu local government area of Kwara state.
It was gathered that the accident, involved three persons, including two males and one female, in which the remaining occupants were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury.
The state sector commander of the FRSC, Frederick Ogidan, who confirmed the incident, said that the driver of the vehicle involved was burnt into ashes.
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The FRSC boss, who said that the accident was caused by over-speeding, gave the name of the deceased driver as Mohammed Idris, aged 37.
He said that the accident happened at about 10:30 am, adding that the FRSC team arrived at the scene within five minutes of the incident but could not rescue the burnt driver.
Radio Nigeria reports that the sector commander, advised motorists against over speeding, and remain careful while driving.