FRSC confirms 1 dead, 3 injured in auto head-on collusion in Kogi

FRSC confirms 1 dead, 3 injured in auto head-on collusion in Kogi

One person died and three others were injured in an auto head-on collision in Kogi in the early hours of Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred at Elete village along Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road in Kogi.

The Kogi Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, who confirmed the incident to NAN in a telephone interview, described it as very unfortunate.

Oyedeji said that the accident, which involved a Peugeot J-5 bus and a Sharon bus, left the driver of the J-5 bus dead.

He gave the cause of the collusion as speeding, reckless overtaking and carelessness.

“The Sharon bus had eight persons while the J-5 bus had only three persons but God in his infinite mercy, kept seven persons unhurt.

“FRSC rescue team, which rushed to the accident scene, took the injured persons to the Kogi Specialist Hospital, Lokoja for medical attention,” said.

The sector commander said…
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