Okada rider killed, 2 injured in Kwara trailer crash

<p>A commercial motorcycle rider, popularly called Okada rider, was killed in a crash involving a trailer in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Saturday.</p>, <p>The incident occurred along the Maraba-Zango highway in the Ilorin metropolis at about 2 pm.</p>, <p>Ogidan Ade, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.</p>, <p>According to him, the accident occurred when the driver of the trailer tried to avoid hitting the Okada rider, who entered his lane at high speed.</p>, <p>Earlier reports claimed that the three passengers on the motorcycle were crushed to death in the accident.</p>, <p>The FRSC sector commander dismissed the claim, saying only the Okada rider died in the accident, while two others were taken to the UNILORIN teaching hospital for medical treatment.</p>, <p>He blamed the deceased for his recklessness, which he said was the cause of the avoidable accident.</p>