By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
No fewer than Seventeen persons died in a ghastly motor accident that occurred in Irepene Abuja/Lokoja highway in Kogi State.
It was reliably gathered that the accident was between a Toyota Hiase bus and a luxurious bus heading towards the South South and the northern flank of the country before the incident happened at about 5:00 hours on Tuesday.
It was further learnt that, 15 persons died on spot while other passengers who sustained degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital for medical care.
Unfortunately, two passengers who were rushed to the hospital later were said to have died due to the degree of injuries sustained.
The Kogi State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, (FRSC), Solomon Agure who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday said “The Toyota Hiase was going down to Auchi Edo State and the Luxurious bus was coming from Okene axis.
“The Luxurious overtook a car and lost control. Of course it was night, so he came and hit the smaller Toyota bus pushing it into the bush. The vehicle somersaulted, and 15 people died on the spot and two later died in the hospital”.
He, however, advised motorists to reduce their speed, avoid night traveling, dangerous overtaking and should always plan their journey before take off.
“It is very important for motorists to obey the speed limit which is 90 with commercial vehicles and 100 with private vehicles” he stated.
Agure said the command had deployed no fewer than 522 personnel to ensure free flow of traffic during this yuletide season.
The sector commander further hinted that more officers are expected from neighboring Ekiti and Kwara State to support the command for a hitch free Christmas celebration.
