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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has disclosed that 13 persons were killed in a road accident at Obajana market in Kogi State, while two were rescued without injuries.
Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, said: “Preliminary reports indicated that the crash involved a total of four vehicles comprising of two trucks, one Sharon bus and one motor bike.
“One of the truck’s breaking system failed while on excessive speed and crashed into three stationery vehicles, including a bus carrying 12 passengers.
“The impact of the crash resulted in a fire outbreak that killed the 12 passengers in the bus and the motor bike rider.
“On the whole, the crash involved 15 people comprising eight male adults, three female adults, three male children and one female child.
“Unfortunately, 13 persons, comprising six male adults, three male children, three female adults and one female child were killed while the remaining two victims got rescued by FRSC operatives without injuries.
“The 13 victims whose lives were claimed by the crash were burnt beyond recognition and their corpses deposited at Specialist Hospital, Lokoja.”
According to the statement, the corps rose to the challenges and frantic efforts were made to put out the fire.
Perturbed by the incident, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has directed Kogi State Sector Commander of the corps to commence a detailed investigation that would lead to speedy prosecution of all the drivers responsible for the crash.
According to him, “With the recent collaboration between the Corps, the Nigeria Bar Association as well as state Judiciaries, the drivers responsible for these occurrences will not go scot free.”
“They are going to be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations 2012 and those found guilty will bear the consequences of their actions.”
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