Two people have been reportedly killed and several others injured by a branch of a big tree that fell off at Oke-Adini in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to reports, the victims were waiting by the roadside to board commercial vehicles to their various destinations as early as 7am on Monday when the incident happened.
Electricity cables, shops and other property were also destroyed in the process.
The injured victims were rushed to a private hospital in the area while those in critical conditions were referred to the Ilorin General Hospital and the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
According to a resident who simply identified herself as Mrs Ajisefini, the incident occurred around the time children were walking to school.
She said, “A branch of the tree suddenly fell off and hit some passersby and killed two people in the process with several others injured. It was God that saved the children. There was no wind or anything before the sudden fall”.
The spokesman for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident.
