{
  "id": 12111086,
  "title": "One dead, many injured as bus catches fire on Kwara expressway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/one-dead-many-injured-as-bus-catches-fire-on-kwara-expressway",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:58:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/one-dead-many-injured-as-bus-catches-fire-on-kwara-expressway/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One person has been confirmed dead and several others injured after a commercial bus caught fire on an expressway in Ilorin. The bus, which had 21 passengers on board, was travelling on the Oko-Olowo Expressway when the incident occurred, according to Punch Nigeria.\n\nThe incident resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, although the exact number of injured is not specified.\n\nThere was also a separate incident involving a commercial vehicle being attacked by gunmen in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in one death and seven injuries, as reported by Daily Post Nigeria.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Plateau: One killed, seven injured as gunmen open fire on commercial vehicle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/plateau-one-killed-seven-injured-as-gunmen-open-fire-on-commercial",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:53:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Gunmen kill one, injure seven traders in Plateau",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/gunmen-kill-one-injure-seven-traders-in-plateau",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:42:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "One dead, many injured as bus catches fire on Kwara expressway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/one-dead-many-injured-as-bus-catches-fire-on-kwara-expressway-12115640",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:24:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}