LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Two persons have been reportedly dead after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a head-on collision in Kogi.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kogi Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton Karfe.
He stated that the incident occurred at Magajia village along Abuja-Lokoja highway around 1.48 p.m on 25 June.
Dawulung added that the crash occurred when the tricycle, conveying two persons, drove against traffic and collided with an oncoming truck resulting to the death of the two occupants of the tricycle.
According to the commander, the crash occurred when the tricycle, conveying two persons, drove against traffic and collided with an oncoming truck resulting to the death of the two occupants of the tricycle.
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“Aside the violation of route exhibited by the tricyclist, both the tricycle and truck were also on speed, which made the accident unavoidable.”
“Luckily, our personnel, who arrived the scene within 10 minutes of the unfortunate incident, carried out recovery and rescue operations as well as traffic control to ensure free flow of traffic,” the commander said.
He further disclosed that relatives of the deceased have already taken the corpses away for burial as they objected to taking them to the mortuary.
He, however, charged motorists to adhere strictly to speed limits and other regulations to enhance their safety and avoid lives wastage on the highways.
While commiserating with families of the victims, Dawulung reiterated the need for tricycle operators to desist from plying the express and highways in violation of the National Road Traffic Regulations.
