11 Killed In Kogi Auto Crash
Eleven people have been reportedly killed in on Wednesday in a ghastly motor accident at Ohiana area, along the Okene-Auchi road in Kogi State.
According to an eyewitness, corroborated by the Okene Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the accident which ocured around 6am resulted from a head-on collision between a Toyota Hiace bus marked Delta AYB 939 XP, which belong to Big
Joe Transport Company and a cement laden trailer.
The unit commander, Dr Sunday Ogungbemi noted that earlier investigation revealed that the Toyota bus with 22 passengers on board was heading to Warri from Abuja when the accident occurred.
He however disclosed that the investigation revealed that the accident might have been caused by over-speeding by the driver of the bus who lost control and crashed into the trailer truck that was coming from Okpella in Edo State.
BWE gathered that the commander's unit carried out the evacuation of the victims, stated that 11corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Okene General Hospital, while 11 other
passengers that survived sustained various degree of injuries and have been taken to the hospital in Okene for medical attention.
According to an eyewitness, corroborated by the Okene Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the accident which ocured around 6am resulted from a head-on collision between a Toyota Hiace bus marked Delta AYB 939 XP, which belong to Big
Joe Transport Company and a cement laden trailer.
The unit commander, Dr Sunday Ogungbemi noted that earlier investigation revealed that the Toyota bus with 22 passengers on board was heading to Warri from Abuja when the accident occurred.
He however disclosed that the investigation revealed that the accident might have been caused by over-speeding by the driver of the bus who lost control and crashed into the trailer truck that was coming from Okpella in Edo State.
BWE gathered that the commander's unit carried out the evacuation of the victims, stated that 11corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Okene General Hospital, while 11 other
passengers that survived sustained various degree of injuries and have been taken to the hospital in Okene for medical attention.
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