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BREAKING: 17 dead, many others injured in terrible accident along Abuja/Lokoja road
No fewer than seventeen persons have been confirmed dead in a terribe motor accident that occurred in Irepene Abuja/Lokoja highway in Kogi State on Tuesday.
DAILY POST reports that the accident was between a Toyota Hiase bus and a luxury bus who had passengers heading towards the South South and the northern flank of the country.
The Kogi State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, (FRSC), Solomon Agure confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday.
Agure said “The Toyota Hiase was going down to Auchi Edo State and the Luxury bus was coming from Okene axis. The Luxury bus overtook a car and lost control. Of course, it was night, so he came and hit the smaller Toyota bus pushing it into the bush. The vehicle somersaulted, and 15 people died on the spot and two later died in the hospital”.
“It is very important for motorists to obey the speed limit which is 90 with commercial vehicles and 100 with private vehicles,” he stated.
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