SAD PHOTOS: Over 10 Vehicles Burnt, 30 People Killed As Tanker Crushes Keke Napep in Kogi

Date: 23-09-2020 12:48 pm (3 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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It was another black Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, as over 30 persons were burnt alive when a tanker collided with a tricycle.

The incident which happened at about 9am on Wednesday also saw a family of six burnt to ashes in a Toyota Sienna bus.

The incident which saw victims helpless as they burnt beyond recognition, occurred along the ever busy Lokoja/ Okene/ Abuja road.

Also, among the casualties, were Kogi State Polytechnic students, school bus conveying primary and secondary school students, residents and passesbye.

Eyewitness account revealed that the petrol tanker which was coming from the Okene while making its way to the northern part of the country had a failed break which led to the accident.

According to source more than 10 vehicles were burnt to ashes at the scene of the incident.











As at the time of filing this report, the personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, the Police were seen evacuating dead bodies to the morgues.

This is not the first time a fatal accident happened in this area, sometime in 2019, more than 25 persons lost their lives at the same spot.


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