No fewer than 14 persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in an accident involving an articulated truck and commercial bus on old Akpata along Obajana -Lokoja road in Kogi State.
A
statement from Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley
Fanwo, stated that Kogi State Government had sympathised with families
of the victims.
The
commissioner explained that preliminary reports showed that the
accident involved a bus and a truck conveying cement from Obajana.
He added that men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have moved the corpses away from the scene of the accident.
“The
governor, government and people of Kogi State express deep sympathy
over the demise of 14 passengers of a bus involved in a ghastly accident
at old Akpata, along Lokoja-Obajana road today (Wednesday).
It is indeed a sad occurrence and a shame that we lost such promising souls in such a pathetic circumstance.
“As a government, we will strengthen our road safety measures to ensure that avoidable loss of lives is averted.
We
also call on the FRSC to intensify its surveillance along the roads and
ensure that road users obey traffic laws as well as ensure that only
road worthy vehicles ply our roads. Every life is precious,” the
statement reads.
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