Serious accident don happen for Kogi State as one speeding commercial bus lose control and crash, kill at least 10 passengers instantly. The sad incident occur for Obajana-Lokoja highway early morning when the driver try overtake another vehicle.
Eyewitness talk say the bus somersault multiple times before e catch fire, trapping many passengers inside. Local villagers and road safety officials rush go the scene to help, but the fire don already do heavy damage.
The corpses don already dey moved to Federal Medical Centre mortuary, while survivors dey receive treatment for nearby hospitals.
FRSC Warn Motorists: “Over-Speeding Na Killer Disease”
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) don vex say the accident na clear example of how over-speeding dey kill Nigerians every day. Kogi FRSC Commander, Stephen Dawulung, talk say drivers must stop to dey drive like say dem dey chase flight.
He warn commercial bus operators say any driver wey dem catch over-speeding again go lose him license immediately. “We don tire to dey collect dead bodies because of carelessness,” he yarn.
According to am, the FRSC go increase patrol presence for all major highways to make sure drivers no dey use speed take destroy innocent lives again.
Government Promise to Tighten Road Safety Monitoring
Kogi State Government don react to the crash, promise to work with FRSC and transport unions to enforce strict speed limit policy. The Commissioner for Transport talk say new digital speed limiters go soon become compulsory for all interstate vehicles.
He add say government go also begin safety campaign across motor parks to educate drivers on how to prevent avoidable deaths.
Residents of Kogi don beg the authorities make dem fix the bad portions of the highway too, since poor road condition also contribute to the frequent crashes.
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