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Accident Claims Ten Lives On Lokoja – Anyigba Road In Kogi

From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

No fewer than ten people on Thursday loss their lives in a ghastly motor accident which occurred at Ajegwu in Ofu Local Government area along Lokoja -Ayingba road in Kogi State.

The accident which occurred at about 3:40am on Ajegwu bridge involved a luxury bus with registration number Anambra XE536AWK and a Toyota Hiace passenger bus.

The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Solomon Agure, said 73 people were involved in the accident, saying that ten of them died on the spot while five other persons were fatally injured with deep cut injuries.

Agure said that the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment while the corpses were deposited at the Holy Memorial Mortuary, Ochadamu in Ofu Local Government area, near Anyigba.

The FRSC Commander attributed the accident to overspending and possible loss of control, saying that full investigation into the incident was ongoing.

Agure disclosed that traffic obstruction caused by the accident on the ever busy road had been cleared and traffic normalcy has been restored.

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