5 Killed, 7 Injured In Kogi Road Accident

Three children were among five persons that died in a motor accident, which occurred on Lokoja–Ajaokuta Road in Kogi State.

According to an official statement from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday in Lokoja, the accident, which occurred on Tuesday, involved three children, two females and a male.

Two other persons, a male adult and a female adult, also died in the auto crash, which occurred at Gidan Bassa community at about 11: 40 am.

According to FRSC, the accident involved two vehicles, a Toyota Avensis car belonging to Omala local government area of the State and a Sino truck belonging Dangote Cement Plc.

The report further showed that the car with registration number Kogi BJK172LG and truck with registration number REG:BBR719SA had a head-on collision, leading to the death of the five persons on the spot.

The FRSC said 12 people were involved in the accident, saying that the remaining seven occupants sustained bruises, fractures and other minor injuries.

The report said the injured victims were taken to Ekpe Hospital, Ganaja, and ASCO Hospital, Ajaokuta, for treatment while the corpses of the dead victims were deposited at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital morgue in Lokoja.

While attributing the cause of the accident to wrongful overtakin, the FRSC advised motorists to always avoid over-speeding and wrongful overtaking on the highways.

The FRSC said four hand-held phones recovered from the scene of the accident were under its care, while the vehicles and other luggage were handed over to policemen from Ajaokuta Division.