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Two persons have been confirmed dead in a motor accident which occured at about 4pm on Monday at Felele in Lokoja.
It was reliably gathered that the Dangote truck was coming from Obajana fully loaded with thousands of cement bags when the incident occurred.
According to an eye witnessed account the articulated vehicle was on its way to one of the northern state when the incident occured.
The sources further added that on getting to Felele along Lokoja- Abuja road as the articulated vehicle was deacending the brake of the vehicle failed as it crashed to heavy barikate at the center of the road and then summersaulted.
The accident led to the burning of the vehicle as the two persons the driver and the truck boy were burnt beyond recognition.
Meanwhile men of the Federal Road Safety Corps were on hand to control the traffic and also evacuate the cement bags that lilters the road to avoid another accident.
The Fire fighters were not left out as they put off the fire to also avoid further explosion since the scene of the accident is very close to some Petrol stations.