Kogiflame
15 year old secondary school student including two others have been killed along Zango-Lokoja road, Kogi, when a truck crushed a commercial tricycle popularly known as Keke NAPEP killing the student and two other persons.
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident told our correspondent that the accident occurred on Thursday at about 8.00a.m.
An eyewitness, Mr Mike Adejoh disclosed that immediately the accident occurred, the driver of the truck fled the scene and abandoned the death bodies of the three passengers.
According to him, the officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) quickly responded to the scene of the accident as they carried the remains of the accident victim to a mortuary.
He said that following the death of the student, a mob gathered and attempted to burn the truck, but for the quick intervention of security operatives.
“Immediately the driver realised what he did, he dropped down and took to his heels,” Adejoh said.
When contacted, the Police Command’s spokesman, SP William Ovye-Aya, confirmed the incident and said that investigation into the cause of the accident had commenced.
Also, the FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the incident and said his men had deposited the corpses at the Federal Medical Centre’s mortuary.
