Six persons have been reported dead and five others injured in a multiple auto crash in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official has confirmed.
Mr Samuel Ogundayo, FRSC, acting Sector Commander in Kogi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okene on Tuesday.
The sector commander, who described the accident as “tragic and very unfortunate,” said that the accident, which occurred at Okenkwe community of Okene around 8.30 p.m. on Monday, involved seven vehicles.
Ogundayo said that the tragic incident began with the inability of a truck to climb the Okengwe hill, when it lost its brakes and rolled backwards, crushing two Tricycles, three cars and ramming into another truck.
“The tragic and unfortunate incident left six people dead and five others injured.
“The FRSC rescue operatives who arrived at the accident scene in good time rushed the injured to the Referral Hospital, Okene, for treatment, while the corpses of the dead were deposited at the Mortuary of the Onene General Hospital,” he stated.
