The Federal Road Safety Corps
(FRSC) has confirmed that five persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor
accident that occurred on Lokoja-Abuja road on Saturday.
It also said that five others,
who were seriously injured in the crash, were currently receiving treatment at
the Ideal Hospital Koton Karfe.
The Kogi Sector Commander of
the Corps, Mr Garba Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja
that the victims were all adults, four men and a woman.
He said that they were among
the 13 passengers in two commercial vehicles that had a head-on collision at a
spot in Achabo village near Gegu at about 12 noon.
Mohammed said that the two
vehicles were a Volkswagen Sharon with registration number Lagos AKD 910 XD and
a green Volkswagen Joker Wagon with registration number Lagos AGL568 AQ.
According to him they were
coming from the opposite direction when they had the crash.
He blamed the accident on wrong
overtaking on the part of one of the drivers, saying that the accident could
have been avoided.
He said the corpses of those
who lost their lives had been deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Medical
Centre, Lokoja.
The sector commander said that
the wreckage of the two vehicles had been cleared to allow for free flow of
vehicles on the ever busy road. (NAN)
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