A total of seven people have lost their lives after a Toyota Hiace, bus belonging to a popular transport company, and a Toyota Corolla car collided along the Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road in Kogi State.
Confirming the incident on Monday, January 5, 2015, the FRSC Sector Commander, Godwin Omiko told newsmen that thirteen people were injured in the accident which happened on Sunday, January 4, 2015.
Omiko said two children and four women were among those who lost their lives in the crash, attributing the accident to driving under the influence of alcohol and overtaking on the wrong side of the road.
He also stated that the items recovered from the scene of the accident has been handed over to the police station in Ajaokuta for safe keeping.
