Many people killed, vehicles burnt to ashes in Kogi fatal accident

No fewer than 25 people have just lost their lives in a fatal accident that occurred in Kogi State involving a tanker conveying fuel and an eighteen seater bus coming from the North, Daily Post reports.


Both vehicles got burnt to ashes.

The accident which occurred between Fefele-Okene Abuja Road at about 1:30pm Friday saw residents of the area scampering for safety.

The Fire Service reportedly got there around 2:20pm to salvage the situation, they could only help for a few minutes as their water got finished while fighting the ranging fire.

About 18 unidentified bodies were seen lifeless on the ground and some vehicles were also consumed by the fire.

Sympathizers watching helplessly expressed shock and blamed the bad nature of the road for the accident.

An eyewitness, Bawasa Ibrahim said two tricycle rider popularly called Keke napep were equally burnt in the accident.

"The tanker and the eighteen seater bus were trying to overtake each other. But unfortunately, the tanker lost balance and it fell on the bus.

“We have been complaining to the government to fix this road. Now you can see how many lives that have been lost. No fewer than 25 burnt bodies can be seen here.” Ibrahim added.

Another eyewitness, Haruna Sadiq who sympathize with families of those who lost their lives said they have been calling the fire authority for more 20 minute but they claimed there was no fuel in their vehicle.

"I am really disappointed with our firemen. We have been calling them that people are dying here, but all we could hear is that they don’t have fuel. What a shame.” he lamented.

He, however, appealed to the government to do the needful, stating that a similar accident happened in this same spot where lives were also lost.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kogi State command is yet to come up with any statement on the incident.