The Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday recovered two human bodies and a Toyota Yaris car with Reg No APP544E from a river at Opposite Olusola Saraki Abattoir, along Sobi Road in Ilorin, the state capital.
This was contained in a statement signed by Hassan Adekunle, Head of Department, Media and Publicity, Kwara Fire Service in Ilorin.
According to him, rumour had it that the incident occurred during the Friday’s night downpour, when the casualties were struggling to drive through the bridge and suddenly got stuck by the flood and pushed them into the river.
“In truth, the rescued work was like a joint operation. Because all the people in the neighborhood gave their full support to the firemen throughout the operation.
“Therefore, the Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa urges the general public to please always avoid driving whenever there is heavy downpour,” he said.
He added that the identities of the victims were yet to be known as at the time of this report.