An articulated vehicle rammed into a petrol laden tanker which had blocked the highway.
No fewer than five persons died, and three others injured in an auto crash in Kogi on Sunday.
Following the inability of petroleum tankers to cross the flooded Abuja-Lokoja Highway, queues built up at filling stations in Abuja due to the scarcity of fuel.
“If the driver wasn’t on high speed, the accident might not have occurred or it could have been mild.
A luxury bus driver was said to have lost control and plunged into a nearby drainage around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
A motorcyclist was crushed to death after a collision with a tricycle flung him in front of an oncoming articulated vehicle.
The Kogi command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says seven persons died and 43 people injured in 14 crashes during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Kogi sector commander Stephen Dawulung said that the team would also checkmate carnage during the festivities.
However, two persons died while one out of the 17 persons was seriously injured and rushed to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, for medical attention.
“Three persons were burnt to death, while two other victims were rescued with burns and rushed to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.”
