Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - Six students of Federal University Lokoja, FUL, and a driver have d!ed after an articulated vehicle rammed into the institution’s shuttle bus on Monday, Feb. 17.
According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about about 2.30 pm
on Monday.
Six people, comprising of students and the driver of the FUL shuttle bus
lost their lives in the accident.
According to the source, the articulated vehicle was carrying woods and
jerry cans of palm oil heading towards the Abuja axis.
“Unfortunately, the driver lost control and rammed into the FUL shuttle
bus already filled up with students and was about to convey them to
school.
“The shuttle bus was crushed by the articulated vehicle,” the source
said.
Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,were on ground to
rescued some victims that were trapped under the articulated vehicle.
The Kogi State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, Samuel Oyedeji who led his team
to the scene of the accident could not confirm the numbers of casualties in the
accident.
The sector commander said the bodies have been deposited in the morgue
for identification while those that were injured have been moved to Federal
Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and Kogi State Specialist Hospital for
treatment.
Students have taken to Facebook to mourn the deceased while releasing some
photos identifying some of them.
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