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Eight persons were confirmed dead in a ghastly accident which occurred in the early hours on Monday in Lokoja, the Kogi capital.
Seven others also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident involving a petrol laden truck, three cars, four tricycles, a bus and two motorcycles.
Mr Emmanuel Abe, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident.
Abe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the crash happened at about 8.50 a.m. at Felele along Lokoja-Abuja road.
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According to him, the accident was caused by brake failure of a Petrol-laden DAF truck with Jigawa registration number – JEG141XA.
He said that the truck ran into four tricycles, two motorcycles, three cars and a bus, killing eight persons on the spot.
He said that 17 people were involved in the accident, saying that the injured and the dead were taken to the Federal Medical Centre and the
State Specialist Hospital, in Lokoja.
Abe said that his men were on the spot to clear the road for normal vehicular movement.
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