The incident took place at Mokwa, Niger State, on Thursday when an articulated vehicle ran over an 18-passenger Toyota bus in which the victims were travelling in.
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An eyewitness said the bus made a stopover at Mokwa for the passengers to eat, after which they continued their journey.
“The bus was about to link the Jebba/Mokwa Expressway when an oncoming articulated vehicle ran over it and killed all the passengers except the driver,” the eyewitness said.
One of the deceased, Fakayode Oluwatoyin, was a Mass Communication graduate.
Confirming the incident, the institution’s spokesperson, Mr Olayinka Iroye, said, “Two of them hailed from Iwo in Osun State, but I am not sure of where the third hailed from.”
He added that their parents had been notified of the incident.
