6 die in head-on-collision auto crash
It said 18 persons were involved in the accident in which the driver of the Golf car, simply identified as Mohammed Ali, was among the six persons that died.
6 die in head-on-collision auto crash (not pictured).
Recommended articles
The state Sector Commander of the commission in Kogi, Mr Ogochukwu Ugboma, stated in a statement that 12 other persons were critically injured in the crash which occurred in the afternoon in a head-on-collision.
It stated that the collision was between a Toyota passenger bus marked BENUE MKD 841 XA and a Volkswagen Golf car marked KOGI LKJ 335 CV.
He blamed the accident on wrong overtaking and announced that the bodies of the victims -- four men and two women --had been deposited at the morgue of Grimad Hospital, Ayangba.
ADVERTISEMENT
The statement also said that the 12 persons that sustained varying degrees of injury had been moved to nearby hospitals for treatment.
It said that the accident which occurred at about 3p.m.temporarily led to a disruption of traffic on the road which road safety officials quickly addressed.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Why our plane made emergency landing at Lagos airport, Air Peace clarifies
Over 75% of Katsina children are multidimensionally poor – UNICEF
PDP unveils 200-member campaign council for Ighodalo's guber election in Edo
Tinubu approves resumption of repair work on Third Mainland Bridge
Ondo Poll: Ganduje consoles Jimoh Ibrahim after crushing defeat in APC primary
FG to review recent price hike of DStv, GOtv packages amid public outcry
BREAKING: FG grants Air Peace right to commence Abuja-London flights - Keyamo
Deputy who dumped Akeredolu clinches PDP governorship ticket
Gov inaugurates 2nd phase of palliative distribution to poor Enugu residents
ADVERTISEMENT
