Three persons of the same family lost their lives on Sunday when the car they were traveling in plunged into a river following the sudden collapse of a bridge during a downpour in Ilorin.
Reports have it that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday on Okoerin road, off lbrahim Taiwo road, in the llorin metropolis.
Eye witness accounts revealed that the incident occurred during a heavy rain which lasted for more than four hours.
It was gathered that there were five people in a Toyota car with registration number LRN-978FE when the accident occurred.
The bridge which had been in existence for over two decades suddenly collapsed during the rain when the car reached the place and the car plunged into the flowing river under the bridge.
Two out of the five occupants of the vehicle were said to have escaped without any injury.
The car was still trapped in the river at the time of filling this report.
The State Director of Fire Service, Mr Abdulwaheed lyanda-Yakub, who spoke at the scene of the incident, confirmed that three persons of the same family’ lost their lives in the accident.
