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6 Die, 5 Injured In Multiple Auto-crash In Kogi

by Ibrahim Obansa
3 months ago
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Six persons have been confirmed killed with five others sustaining varying degrees of injures in a multiple vehicular crashes that occurred at Okunchi in Adavi local government area of Kogi State.

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Acting Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Samuel Ogundayo, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday.

Ogundayo, who described the accident as “tragic and most unfortunate,” explained that the accident, which occurred at Okunchi, Old Zango community of Adavi LGA around 8:30p.m. on Monday, involved seven vehicles.

The acting sector commander stressed that the tragic incident began with the inability of a truck to climb Okunchi at Old Zango Hill when it lost brake and rolled backward to crushing two tricycles and three cars before crashing into another truck.

“The tragic and unfortunate incident left six persons dead and five others injured.

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“The FRSC rescue operatives who arrived the accident scene in good time rushed the injured to the Referral Hospital, Okene for treatment, while the corpses of the dead were deposited at Mortuary of the Okene General hospital,” he stated.

According to him, it took the efforts of his officers and other security agencies to clear the gridlock on the highway for free flow of traffic.

Ogundayo advised motorists to always take precautions by giving good distance to trucks on highways especially at hilly areas to avoid any possibility during brake failure.

He further tasked motorists to comply with traffic rules and regulations to help in reduction of road crashes and carnage on the roads.


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