By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
Aftermath of the ember months accident period, a ghastly motor accident along Ayingba-Ajaokuta road in Kogi State had again claimed 14 lives.
The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Solomon Aghure who confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja said the dead included five children, eight women and one man, while nine survived with various degrees of injuries.
Aghure said three vehicles – two trucks and a passenger bus – were involved in the accident which happened Thursday between Achigili and Ojodu Communities.
According to the sector commander, the three vehicles were travelling in the same direction towards Anyingba when a truck suddenly hit the bus from behind and as a result of the impact; it hit the truck in its front.
Aghure said that the bus was trapped in between the two trucks with all the passengers adding that before his men arrived at the scene to carry out rescue operation which lasted for hours, many had loss their lives.
