The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of two people and 12 injured in an auto crash that occurred at Osara community in Adavi local government area of Kogi.
Mr Tenimu Etuku, the FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, made this known in Lokoja.
The sector commander said that four out of the 14 survivors were in very critical condition and had been rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention.
Etuku described the accident which involved an 18-Seater Toyota Hiace Bus and an articulated vehicle (Truck) as “fatal”.
He said that from the manifest, the ill-fated bus reportedly left Kano on Monday evening, heading to Auchi/Benin before the unfortunate incident that happened between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Tuesday
According to him, the cause of the head-on collision was speeding and wrongful overtaking.
The sector commander said that the FRSC personnel, who carried out the rescue, had deposited the two corpses in the morgue of the hospital.
Etuku urged motorists to drive with care on the highways and keep to traffic rules and regulations, most especially during the Yuletide.
“Motorists or road users must be careful and adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations to avoid such accidents and wastage of precious lives.
“By so doing, they will greatly contribute to reducing the number of accidents and fatalities across the country, ” he stated.
Source: NAN
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