One person died while three others were injured in an auto head-on collision in Kogi State in the early hours of Saturday.
The accident occurred at Elete village along Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road in Kogi.
The Kogi Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, who confirmed the incident, described it as very unfortunate.
Oyedeji said the accident, which involved a Peugeot J-5 bus and a Sharon bus, left the driver of the J-5 bus dead.
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He gave the cause of the collusion as speeding, reckless overtaking and carelessness.
“The Sharon bus had eight persons while the J-5 bus had only three persons but God in his infinite mercy, kept seven persons unhurt.
“FRSC rescue team, which rushed to the accident scene, took the injured persons to the Kogi Specialist Hospital, Lokoja for medical attention,” he said.
The sector commander said the corpse of the bus driver had been claimed by the members of the community for burial.
Oyedeji appealed to motorists to exercise caution while on the highway, in order not to be involved such accidents that bring about untimely deaths and destruction of property.