By Emma Ella
Ohiare however urged motorists to observe all
road safety regulations and make sure that they correct all faults on their
vehicles before plying the road.
No fewer than 11 people have been killed and over
23 injured in a road accident on Auchi-Okene road in Okene Local Government Area
of Kogi State.
The accident
which occurred last Monday night involved two vehicles, a trailer fully loaded
with cows coming from the North to the eastern part of the country and a Toyota
Corolla car, at a sharp corner at a check point in Okene.
The trailer marked XE 914 KTN was said to have hit
the Corolla with registration number BWR 756 BJ from the back.
The trailer
was said to have fallen in the process following which the people on top of the
coach housing the cows fell with with the cows and died.
Six persons
were said to have died on the spot, while the remaining five died either on the
way to the hospital or in the hospitals.
It was
gathered that the accident must have been as a result of overspending by the
trailer driver, who was also accused of dozing off while driving.
The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission
(FRSC), Ouwasegun Martins, who confirmed the accident, said 11 people died on
the spot while 23 were injured.
According to him, those wounded were taken to God's
Mercy Hospital, Okene, while those with critical situation were taken to the
Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Lokoja.
Meanwhile, the administrator of Okehi Local Government
Area, AbdulRaheem Ohiare, who was at the scene of the accident, lamented the
loss of lives on the highway.
The visibly
sad council boss said the level of accident along the road was high and
worrisome, urging the federal government to urgently do something about the
sharp bend.
He noted that both sides of the road are not good,
and need urgent repairs to prevent further loss of lives and property.
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