{
  "id": 17320160,
  "title": "Three Persons Burnt to Death After Bus, Truck Collide in Kwara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/three-persons-burnt-to-death-after-bus-truck-collide-in-kwara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T01:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/31/three-persons-burnt-to-death-after-bus-truck-collide-in-kwara/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A tragic accident occurred on the Okolowo Expressway in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, where a passenger bus and a truck collided, resulting in the death of three individuals. According to the THISDAY reports, the bus was transporting newly hatched chicks while the truck was carrying bags of sawdust. Eyewitnesses stated that the collision caused a fire to ignite within the bus, leading to all three passengers losing their lives. The accident happened when the truck, originating from the Shao direction, tried to make a U-turn towards Okolowo, colliding with the bus en route from Lagos to the northern region of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) swiftly arrived at the scene to retrieve the victims' remains. Kabiru Babatunde Kazeem, the Kwara State Sector Commander of the FRSC, confirmed the incident and assured that further details would be provided. However, attempts to obtain additional updates on the tragic event were unsuccessful.",
  "summary": "Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Three persons were burnt to death yesterday when a passenger bus and a truck collided together along Okolowo Expressway in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. THISDAY checks revealed",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}