5 children, 9 others die in kogi motor accident

Fourteen people, including five children have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road in Kogi State.

The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Solomon Aghure, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday.

He said three vehicles: two trucks and a passenger bus were involved in the accident, which occurred in the evening of Jan. 14.

Aghure said the trucks belonged to a cement manufacturing company while the bus carried the inscription, Bright Mass Transit.

He said the three vehicles were travelling on the same lane towards Anyingba when a truck suddenly hit the bus from behind and the bus as a result of the impact also hit the truck in its front. (Independent)

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