By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja.
Four staff of BN ceramics company Ajaokuta on Wednesday loss their lives within Ajaokuta Steel complex.
Our correspondent reliably gathered that the accident which involved a bus and Toyota car occurred at about 9.45 am on Wednesday.
An eye witness account explained that both vehicles had a-head-on collusion when the driver of the bus over took another vehicle in a sharp bend.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Solomon Agure while confirming the accident said three staff of the BN Ceramics company died out of nine staff in the company vehicle.
He added that the staff closed from night duty, and when their staff bus was taken them to their various residence in the morning, the vehicle involved in a head on collusion with another vehicle and three persons died on the spot while those injured were rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the management of BN Ceramics in a statement issued on Wednesday regrets the death of some of its staff who were involved in a ghastly auto accident.
According to a statement signed by Salihu Mohammed, Human Resources Manager, on behalf of the management, said the accident took place within the steel complex this morning around 10:00am and lamented that the BN Ceramics loss four of its staff.
“The Management condoles with the families of those who loss their lives, assuring that the management is making frantic efforts to rescue and pick up the medical bills of those injured”.
The statement, however, appealed to motorists to drive safe and check their speed limit while driving within the steel complex.
