Five students of the Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, three nursery school pupils and 15 others, on Wednesday, lost their lives in a road crash, in Lokoja, Kogi State.
The casualties, including five students of the state-owned polytechnic, three nursery school pupils and passersby were burnt beyond recognition.Others who lost their lives include a business man simply identified as Samson, his wife and three children. The tanker driver was said to have made frantic signals with the hand, warning other motorists to steer clear, but for some, it was too late.Men of the Federal Roads Safety Corps , who arrived around 10am, came along with an ambulance to evacuate the corpses.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
May their souls rest in perfect peace.
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