By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja.
THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed six persons dead and five others injured in a multiple auto crashes at Old Zango in Okunchi Community of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Mr Samuel Ogundayo, Acting Sector Commander of FRSC in Kogi, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lokoja described the accident as “tragic and very unfortunate.”
The Sector Commander said the accident which involved an articulated vehicle (a truck) and six other vehicles happened at about 8.30 p.m. on Monday.
Ogundayo said that the accident resulted from the inability of the truck to climb the Okengwe hill as it suffered break failure and rolled backward, crushing two Tricycles, three cars and ramping into another truck.
“The tragic and unfortunate incident left six persons dead and five others injured.
“The FRSC rescue operatives who arrived 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 Mortuary of the Okene General hospital”, he stated.
According to the Acting Sector Commander, it took the efforts of his officers and other security agencies to clear the gridlock on the highway for eventual free flow of traffic.
The commander advised motorists to always take precautions by giving good distance to trucks on highways especially at hilly areas so as to avoid eventuality of break loss.
He urged motorists to endeavour to keep to Traffic Rules and Regulations to help minimize road crashes and carnage on the roads. (Ends)