KOGI: 14 killed as cement-laden truck, bus crash in Obajana

THE Commissioner for Information and Communication in Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has said fourteen persons died in a fatal accident that happened on Wednesday in old Akpata along Obajana-Lokoja road in Kogi State.

Fanwo disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday night, adding that the accident involved and articulated truck and a commercial bus.

Fanwo noted that the government had since sympathised with the families of the victims

The commissioner explained that preliminary reports showed that the accident involved a bus and a truck conveying cement from Obajana.

He added that men of the Federal Road Safety Corps had taken  the corpses away from the scene of the accident.

The statement read, “The governor, government and people of Kogi State express deep sympathy over the demise of 14 passengers of a bus involved in a ghastly accident at old Akpata, along Lokoja-Obajana road today (Wednesday).

“It is indeed a sad occurrence and a shame that we lost such promising souls in such a pathetic circumstance.

“As a government, we will strengthen our road safety measures to ensure that avoidable loss of lives is averted.

“We also call on the FRSC to intensify its surveillance along the roads and ensure that road users obey traffic laws as well as ensure that only road worthy vehicles ply our roads. Every life is precious,”