Twelve Dies in Autocrash along Lokoja-Obajana Highway in Kogi State

Twelve persons have died in a fatal autocrash along l-Lokoja-Obajana highway in Kogi State. Six others were injured in the crash on Monday night.

Both dead and injured persons were passengers in the 18 seater bus marked MKA 515 ZD, which collided with a truck.

Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bisi Kazeem Bla,Ed the accident on speed violation.

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Kazeem said that all 18 passengers in the bus were male adults.

He blamed the cause of the crash on “speed violation”, leading to the loss of control by the drivers of the vehicles.

Kazeem quoted the FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, as calling on motorists and other road users to “avoid driving against the stipulated speed limit on all roads”.

Biu said that observing the speed limit would help drastically reduce road crashes.