The deputy governor of Kogi state, Chief Edward Onoja on Friday rescued accident victims as one person was confirmed kille along Lokoja- Ajaokuta road.
Our reporter reliably gathered that the accident occured at about 8.45 am on Friday as a Toyota Corolla car heading from Lokoja to Ajaokuta involved in a headlong colution with a Black Mecedez Jeep.
According to an eyewitness account another oncoming vehicles in a high speed heading to Lokoja axis overtake in a dangerous manner which to the accident.
The driver of the Toyota Corolla car a contractor with Ajaokuta Iron and Steel company Engr. Chima Ndu was killed on the spot while other occupant in the Jeep were rushed to the Specialist hospital in Lokoja.
According to source Engr. Chima Ndu was on his way from Lokoja where he had gone to drop his wife only to involved in an accident on his way back to Ajaokuta.
However, the Kogi state deputy governor, Chief Edward Onoja who was on his way to Omala for burial along with his convoy stopped to attend to the victims as he provided vehicles to convoy the victims to the hospital for medical care.
