The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 19 persons with eight others injured in an auto crash which occurred in Gadabiu community along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
State Sector Commander of the corps, Kumar Tsukwam, who confirmed this to Journalists in Lokoja on Monday said among the 19 persons burnt to death, were five children while some of the survivors sustained bruises, cuts, dislocations, fractures, and fire burns.
According to him, the head-on collision involving an articulated vehicle (Truck) and a Toyota Hummer Bus was heading to Abuja from the South when the bus on high speed tried to overtake an articulated vehicle only to face an incoming articulated vehicle with no option.
“It was very unfortunate, because it was caused by speeding and wrongful overtaking and involved 27 persons with only eight survivors. Our rescue operation team and the police were able to rescue the eight survivors and rushed them to Fisayo Hospital, Obajana for immediate medical attention.”
The commander said the highways are not race roads and appealed to motorists to avoid speed and wrongful overtaking.
He also tasked motorists to always keep to traffic rules and regulations to help the corps and the federal government in reducing road traffic crashes and carnage on roads across the country.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
