By Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 19 persons lost their lives, while eight others sustained injuries in an auto crash that occurred on Sunday along Lokoja-Obajana road. The Sector Commander of the corps in Kogi State, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, disclosed this to journalist in Lokoja on Monday.
According to Tsukwam, the accident, which occurred at Gadabiu community along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state around 4pm on Sunday, was a head-on collision between an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hummer Bus heading to Abuja from the South. "It was very unfortunate, because it was caused by speeding and wrongful overtaking," he said.
The Sector Commander revealed that the bus, which was on high speed, tried to overtake an articulated vehicle, only to face an incoming articulated vehicle, leaving no option but to collide. "It involved 27 persons with only eight survivors," he said. "Our rescue operation team and the police were able to rescue the eight survivors and rushed them to Fisayo Hospital, Obajana for immediate medical attention."
Tsukwam disclosed that among the 19 persons burnt to death were five children. "Some of the survivors sustained bruises, cuts, dislocations, fractures, and fire burns," he added.
The FRSC Sector Commander appealed to motorists to avoid speeding and wrongful overtaking, stressing that highways were not race roads. "We task motorists to always keep to traffic rules and regulations to help the corps and the federal government in reducing road traffic crashes and carnage on roads across the country," he said.
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