5 Die, 4 Injured As Trailer Ram Into Car In Kogi
Category: Bizarre News
The Kogi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death
of five persons while four were severely injured when an articulated truck
rammed into a passenger at Oro junction, Okene area of the state.
The accident was said to have occurred due to failed brake on Monday
evening at around 7.30 pm.
An eyewitness said more people would have
been killed or suffered severe injuries but the car which served as a brake
prevented it from getting to the people sitting down the road leading to
Ageva.
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The state sector commander of FRSC, Steve Dawulong said, “A
crash actually occurred at about 7:30pm at Oro junction, Okene where a truck
failed to brake and rammed into a passenger car from the rear resulting in the
death of four persons (3 males and 1 female) with four others injured,”
According to him, “The corpses were taken to Okengwe General
Hospital Mortuary while the injured were taken by their respective families.”
While
sympathizing with victims and their families, Dawulong advised fleet operators
to have viable maintenance policies which should be adhered to strictly as means
of ensuring routine maintenance and Vehicle road-worthiness before putting such
vehicles on the road.
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