The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Sunday, confirmed the death
of seven persons in a multiple road accident which occurred on the
Ankpa-Anyingba road in Kogi.
Confirming this in Lokoja, Kogi Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr
Godwin Omiko said three other persons were critically injured in the
crash.
"Five of the accident victims were lucky as they escaped unhurt," said
Omiko over the telephone.
According to him, the accident which happened late Saturday evening
involved three private cars and a motorcycle.
"The cars included two Honda Accord cars, with registration numbers
FCT ABJ 775 GB and Lagos GGE 715 CQ, and a Sienna LE car with
registration number KNA 52 LG,'' the FRSC official said.
Omiko said a total of 15 people were involved in the accident while
those who died included five male adults and two female adults.
The Sector Commander said the injured were taken to the General
Hospital at Anyingba for treatment, while the relatives of the dead
ones had started coming to pick them.
Omiko said that the road, which connects states in the South-South and
South-East, had been cleared of the obstruction and smooth vehicular
movement restored.
He blamed the accident on wrongful overtaking and dangerous driving,
and appealed to motorists to drive with caution and observe speed
limit regulations.
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