11 Burnt Alive In Kogi Road Accident

Eleven people were burnt alive and seven injured in a multiple crash that occurred yesterday in Ejule-Ochadamu by Olofu Bridge, Ochadamu in Kogi State.

In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bisi Kazeem, he said the accident involved 20 vehicles including a truck, a tanker, 12 cars, and six motorcycles.

Kazeem said investigation revealed that the main causes of the crash and subsequent fire outbreak that claimed the victims were road obstruction and brake failure.

The brake failure was a mechanical deficiency that impacted negatively on the functionality of the braking system of the vehicle.

Owing to the ill-fated multiple fatal crash, the acting corps marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, called on drivers, vehicle owners and fleet operators to imbibe the safe culture of carrying out routine as well as regular maintenance on their vehicles as they transit from one destination to another.