Seven persons, today died in a lone accident at Ayekale village along the Ibadan-Ilorin expressway. The fatal auto crash, which occurred due to over-speeding, involved a commercial vehicle called Toyota Bumper. The crash which involved 19 males, had 12 of them sustaining varying degrees of injury, while seven people reportedly died on the spot. Kwara state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident. The injured victims were taken to a nearby hospitals for medical treatment, and the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH).