Many students of the University of Ilorin sustained varying degrees of injury in a lone auto accident along the university road on Thursday afternoon.
The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the accident, which involved a small commercial bus, popularly called “Korope,” was a result of a tire burst while the bus was in motion.
It was also gathered that the auto crash, which occurred close to the university gate, saw some of the university security officials trying to manage the situation.
An eyewitness said that one of the victims of the accident lost her arm, while another female victim appeared lifeless on the road.
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The Director of Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr. Kunle Akogun, who confirmed the story, however, said that there were no casualties.
Akogun said that those involved in the accident were being treated in the school clinic.
In a video of the accident scene circulating in the Ilorin metropolis on Thursday, victims of the accident were seen on the road writhing in pain, while a female student with blood on her head appeared lifeless on the road.
Another victim, a man in a suit, was struggling to stand up but had lost control of himself and was falling down as he tried to.
