Six people were said to be dead and five others injured in a multiple car crash in Okene Local Government of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official confirmed.
FRSC acting Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr. Samuel Ogundayo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Okene on Tuesday.
The Ag. sector commander, who described the accident as “tragic and very unfortunate,” said the accident, which occurred in Okenkwe community of Okene around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, involved seven vehicles.
Ogundayo said the tragic incident began with the inability of a truck to climb the Okengwe hill, when it lost its brakes and skidded backwards, crushing two tricycles and three cars, and colliding with another truck.
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“The tragic and unfortunate incident left six people dead and five others injured.
“The FRSC rescue operatives who arrived at the accident scene in good time rushed the injured to the Referral Hospital, Okene, for treatment, while the corpses of the dead were deposited at the mortuary of the Okene General Hospital,” he stated.
According to him, it took the efforts of his officers and other security agencies to clear the gridlock on the highway for the free flow of traffic.
The commander urged drivers to always be careful by maintaining sufficient space from trucks on highways, especially on hilly roads, to prevent any accident at brake loss.
He dared drivers to do their best to comply with the traffic rules and regulations in a bid to help reduce traffic road crashes and carnage on our roads.
