Sixteen people have been confirmed dead following a fatal road mishap along Lokoja-Okene highway in Kogi State.
Confirming the fatal accident in Lokoja, the Kogi State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps Lawal Fagge in a telephone conversation explains that the accident occured at Aku village near Osara, along Lokoja-Okene highway at about 9. 20 am. this Friday morning.
It involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BUU 17 ZD, travelling from Jos Plateu State to Lagos.with 22 passengers comprising of 21 male and one female in the ill fated bus.
The crash, which was blamed on fatigue, saw the vehicle on top speed veered off the road, plunging under the bridge, killing 16 occupants, including 15 male and the only female in the bus
Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kogi State Command immediately responded to a distress call, rescuing 6 persons with various degrees of injuries.
The Command says the injured have been rushed to nearby health centres in Osara and Specialist Hospital Lokoja for proper medical examination while the dead bodies have been deposited at Ankuri mortuary, Lokoja
The command urges road users to be safety conscious and obey traffic rules and regulations while on transit.
