Eight persons died while five others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred at Zariagi, a few kilometres to Lokoja along the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi State yesterday.
Eyewitness said the accident happened around 3:30 pm when a Toyota Hiace bus overtook another vehicle and in the process had a head-on collision with the incoming vehicle on the opposite direction, killing eight persons and injuring five others on the spot.
He said both the injured and the dead persons were evacuated from the scene by the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) rescue team.
Confirming the accident, Sector Commander of the FRSC Muhammed Garba said the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XB 111 KWU and a Mercedes car with registration number XR 106 EKY.
He said 22 people were involved in the accident, eight died while five others injured, saying among the dead are four adult males, three adult females and one child. He blamed the incident on ‘over speeding and dangerous overtaking”.
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Do you know two of my town men were among those that died, they are going to attend the burial of one of their late brother, i understand they are still in the cementary while the news came to them that they are involved in an accident
ReplyDeletevery sad as i'm still in a very big shock, because they live in the same street
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