Seventeen persons have been killed in a ghastly motor accident that occurred on Irepene Abuja/Lokoja highway in Kogi State.
The incident between a Luxury bus and a Toyota Hiace bus happened at about 5am on Tuesday.
15 persons reportedly died on the spot of the incident while other passengers who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital where two later died.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Solomon Agure, confirmed the incident.
Agure said, “The Toyota Hiace was going down to Auchi Edo State and the Luxury bus was coming from Okene axis.
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