The Corps Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Sunday said the lone accident involved an articulated vehicle conveying 45 people and cattle.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six people while 25 others were injured in an auto crash that occurred on Okene-Ogori Road on Saturday.
The Corps Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Sunday said the lone accident involved an articulated vehicle conveying 45 people and cattle.
According to Dawulung, some cows also died in the accident which occurred at about noon.
The sector commander further explained that the victims of the accident were taken to Ageva General Hospital, Okene, Ajunko Clinic and Maternity Ibilo, and Ogbagidi General Hospital, Okene.
NAN quoted Dawulung as saying “when the accident, which involved an IVECO trailer conveying cows and 45 persons down South occurred by a graveyard just a few kilometres to Ogori Magongo along Okene-Ogori road, Kogi, our officers and men were timely in response to it.
“Our officers in conjunction with the Police and military personnel came to the rescue and rushed the injured to four different medical centres for medical treatment.
“The corpses of the dead have also been deposited at the morgue of the Ageva General Hospital, Okene.”
He added that the accident was caused by speeding which could not be controlled at “a sharp bend.”
Dawulung described the accident as “sad and unfortunate”, adding that the command would continue to carry out enforcement and enlightenment programmes against excessive speeding, overloading and mixed loading.
According to him, mixed loading is the loading of goods and passengers in trucks and other vehicles meant to convey only goods.
The road safety corps boss, therefore, advised motorists to always exhibit a high level of discipline towards adherence to road traffic regulations to avoid such incidence.