NO fewer than 30 people who were travelling from the southern part of the country to the North yesterday lost their lives in Okene, Kogi State after a fully loaded trailer nose-dived into a deep gully. It was gathered that many of the travellers also sustained serious injuries in the accident that was said to have occurred when the fully loaded trailer suffered break failure and the driver lost control of it.
An eyewitness said the accident occurred at about 9 am at a sharpe bend around Obangede junction, close to a police station at Ogaminana in Adavi Local Government Area.
The source added that the vehicle’s brakes failed as soon as it got to the junction and it flung its passengers into the gully.
Some policemen and members of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) were on were on hand to take the injured passengers to the hospital in Okene while the dead ones were evacuated to the mortuary of the specialist hospital in Obangede.
It was gathered that the passengers had left Onitsha, Anambra State and were heading to the North as a result of security problems that is presently rocking the country.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Sunday Maku, said he was yet to receive any report from the Ogori Unit Command.
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Posted: at 7-01-2012 02:25 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
awwwww not again ...what ever reason that might be, why would they be heading to NORTH this time around when they know that NORTHERN side is not safe at the moment.....RIP..
Posted: at 7-01-2012 06:57 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
dourthing at 7-01-2012 07:37 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Nigeria Govt nor fit fixs our roads , they are killing the Citizen why they are flying through the air. Bad roads are the course of all this God help Nigeria .....
Posted: at 7-01-2012 07:37 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
awwwww not again ...what ever reason that might be, why would they be heading to NORTH this time around whenthey know that NORTHERN side is not safe at the moment.....RIP..
Posted: at 7-01-2012 08:43 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
The article says something about brake failure and you're here talking about bad roads.
Roads don't spoil braking system in cars, and the driver of that trailer should be charged with man-slaughter.
Brakes don't fail suddenly, it gives you signs like 2 months before it fails completely.
So blind haters who just can't see anything good in government should keep their mouths shut, because whatever they say shows how stupid they truly are.
Posted: at 7-01-2012 10:22 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Aknankanan at 7-01-2012 10:29 AM (13 years ago) (m)
dnt be annoyed,bt i think we all need 2 ask 4 GOD's forgiveness,its like he is angry at us,it's not only boko harams that are killing us nw,trailers are doing that 2!
Posted: at 7-01-2012 10:29 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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