{"id":114782,"date":"2024-04-01T17:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/13-killed-2-injured-in-kogi-auto-crash"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:52:15","slug":"13-killed-2-injured-in-kogi-auto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/13-killed-2-injured-in-kogi-auto-crash","title":{"rendered":"13 killed, 2 injured in Kogi auto crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said on Monday that 13 persons died while two were injured in an auto crash in Kogi.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred around 7:30 pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the accident involving a commercial Sharon bus and an articulated cement truck, occurred by Obajana Market along Obajana-Lokoja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi.<\/p>\n<p>The sector commander said the Sharon bus had parked behind a truck around the market for passengers to buy some things when the cement truck lost its brake and rammed into it from behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that as soon as the truck rammed into the bus, it immediately went into flame and burnt virtually all the passengers inside it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso burnt were the bus, two trucks and a motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bus was reportedly heading to Abuja from the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur personnel, who were on rescue operations with Red Cross Nigeria and Police officers, couldn\u2019t save the situation due to the fierceness of the fire<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the charred remains of the affected persons were collected while the two injured persons have been taken to Fisayo Hospital, Obajana for medical attention,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Oyedeji expressed worry that no hospital in Kogi agreed to take the charred bodies for keeps, which might force the authorities to give them a mass burial if no relation came around.<\/p>\n<p>The sector commander, who described the incident as \u201cvery sad and unfortunate\u201d, cautioned motorists against speeding and poor maintenance of their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, motorists should always check their vehicles to ensure everything is in order before embarking on a journey to avoid road crashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said on Monday that 13 persons died while two were injured in an auto crash in Kogi. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred around 7:30 pm on Sunday. 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