“Six other persons sustained injuries in the crash,’’ he said.
The tricycle drove against traffic and collided with an oncoming truck resulting in the death of the two occupants of the tricycle.
FRSC Corps Commander in Kogi said that the special patrol became imperative due to the recklessness of some motorists during festivities like Sallah.
FRSC says four people were killed and nine wounded in a lone road crash in the Elete community of Ajaokuta LGA in Kogi.
“Among the dead are three ladies and two men, including the fisherman.
The bus was heading to Lokoja from Abuja on Sunday morning but lost control and rammed into the tanker on the other lane.
The lone crash involved a Toyota Hiace bus conveying 18 persons, including the driver.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 324 people were killed and 1,706 wounded in road crashes in Kogi in 2022.
On Tuesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed 15 people dead and five others critically injured in an auto crash in Kogi.
Stephen Dawulung, the sector commander, told reporters in Lokoja on Sunday that the lone accident involved an articulated vehicle loaded with 45 persons and cows.
