{"id":151173,"date":"2025-02-17T21:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/six-students-driver-killed-as-trailer-rams-into-kogi-varsity-shuttle-bus"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:06:08","slug":"six-students-driver-killed-as-trailer-rams-into-kogi-varsity-shuttle-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/six-students-driver-killed-as-trailer-rams-into-kogi-varsity-shuttle-bus","title":{"rendered":"Six students, driver killed as trailer rams into Kogi varsity shuttle bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Six students of Federal University Lokoja, FUL, and a driver have been feared dead as an articulated vehicle rammed into the institution\u2019s shuttle bus on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about about 2.30 pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Six students including the driver of the FUL shuttle bus lost their lives during the accident.<\/p>\n<p>According to the source, the articulated vehicle was carrying woods and Jerry cans of palm oil heading towards the Abuja axis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the driver lost control and rammed into the FUL shuttle bus already filled up with students and was about to convey them to school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shuttle bus was crushed by the articulated vehicle,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,were on ground to rescued some victims that were trapped under the articulated vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The Kogi State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, Samuel Oyedeji who led his team to the scene of the accident could not confirm the numbers of casualties in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>While noting that bodies have been deposited in the morgue for identification, the sector commander, however, disclosed that those that were injured have been moved to Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and Kogi State Specialist Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Six students of Federal University Lokoja, FUL, and a driver have been feared dead as an articulated vehicle rammed into the institution\u2019s shuttle bus on Monday. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about about 2.30 pm on Monday. 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