Perturbed by the scores of road users killed as a result of the multiple road traffic crash that occured on Sunday 31 March, 2024 at Obajana market in Kogi State, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has directed Kogi State Sector Commander of the Corps to commence a detailed investigation that will lead to speedy prosecution of all the drivers responsible for the crash.
Biu, in a statement on Monday by the Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, with the recent collaboration between the Corps, the Nigerian Bar Association as well as State Judiciaries, the drivers responsible for these occurrences would not go scot free.
He noted that preliminary reports indicated that the crash involved a total of four vehicles comprising two Dangote Trucks, one Sharon bus and one motor bike.
Biu noted: “They are going to be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations 2012 and those found guilty will bear the consequences of their actions.”
“One of the Dangote Truck’s braking system failed while on excessive speed and crashed into 3 stationery vehicles including a bus carrying 12 passengers.
“The impact of the crash resulted in a fire outbreak that killed the 12 passengers in the bus and the motor bike rider.
“On the whole, the crash involved 15 people comprising of eight male adults and 3 female adults, three male children and one female child. Unfortunately, 13 persons comprising of 6 male adults, three male children, three female adults and 1 female child were killed while the remaining two victims got rescued by FRSC operatives without injuries.
“The 13 victims whose lives were claimed by the crash were burnt beyond recognition and their corpses deposited at Specialist Hospital, Lokoja.
“Expectedly, the Corps has also risen up against this challenges and frantic efforts are already in place to bring it to a halt.”