12 dead, 6 injured in Kogi auto crash

<p>The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abuja Command, has said that at least 12 persons died in Sunday’s fatal accident that occurred on the Obajana-Lokoja Expressway, Kogi State.</p>, <p>The Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the number of casualties in a statement issued in Abuja and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.</p>, <p>Kazeem also stated that six persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash that occurred at about 10.30pm.</p>, <p>He added that the incident involved a Toyota Hiace Bus with Reg. No. MKA515ZD and a Sono Truck.</p>, <p>He said that all 18 passengers in the bus were male adults.</p>, <p>He blamed the cause of the crash on “speed violation”, leading to the loss of control by the drivers of the vehicles.</p>, <p>Kazeem quoted the FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, as calling on motorists and other road users to “avoid driving against the stipulated speed limit on all roads”.</p>, <p>Biu said that observing the speed limit would help drastically reduce road crashes.</p>