Tragedy visited Kogi state on Monday morning as 8 persons lost their lives while 7 sustained degree of injuries as a trailer loaded with petrol failed brake and rammed into vehicles.
The ghastly auto crash occurred at Felele community along Lokoja -Abuja highway involved 4 Tricycles, 2 motorcycles 3 Cars and a bus
Accprding to an eye witness account who identified himself as Moses Johnson told our correspondent that the incident occurred around 8:45 am, adding that the trailer was coming from Lagos with petrol when it lost control as a result of brake failure leading to the killing of innocent citizens who left their houses in search of their daily bread.
The Federal Road Safety Corps were on ground to evacuate cores and other victims of the accident that sustained different levels of injuries
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Accident respondent who went to the scene of the saw the trailer burning in flame while the federal fire service drafted to Lokoja for the governorship election were making concerted effort to quench the fire that has taken over one lane of the highway.
Meanwhile , one of the road safety officials who claimed anonymous attribute the accident to brake failure suffered by the while colour petrol laden tanker with the registration number JEG 141 XA DAF , pointing out that a lot of people were involved in the accident.
Our correspondent who went to the scene of the saw the trailer burning in flame while the federal fire service drafted to Lokoja for the governorship election were making concerted effort to quench the fire that has taken over one lane of the highway.
He noted that the victims have been taken to Federal Medical Central and Specialist Hospital both in Lokoja by FRSC.
