Following a road accident at the Osara community in Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the deaths of two people and the injuries of 19 others.
Tenimu Etuku, the FRSC’s Kogi State Sector Commander, made this known to journalists on Tuesday in Lokoja.
Four of the 19 survivors, according to Etuku, were rushed to two nearby hospitals for medical attention after sustaining a range of injuries, ranging from bruises to fractures.
The sector commander claimed that the incident involved an 18-seat Toyota Hiace bus traveling along the Lokoja–Okene highway and that it was fatal.
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The ill-fated bus left Kano on Monday evening on its way to Auchi and Benin, he explained, based on the vehicle’s manifest, just before the accident, which occurred on Tuesday around 9:40 a.m., on the way to Auchi and Benin.
Etuku attributed the lone crash to excessive speed, too.
He continued, “FRSC personnel immediately carried out rescue operations and deposited the two corpses at the Kogi Specialist Hospital in Lokoja.”
The sector commander also urged drivers to use caution and strictly follow traffic laws, particularly during the Yuletide season, on the roads.
To prevent such accidents and the waste of precious lives, drivers and other road users must be cautious and follow strict traffic rules and regulations.
Source: Channels TV
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