[Mhiz Rebecca]

Three persons were on Thursday burnt to death
while five others sustained injuries in an accident
along the Zariagi-Lokoja highway in Kogi State. The
Federal Road Safety Corps explained that three
vehicles – a Toyota Carina, a Scania truck and Mack
tanker – were involved in the accident.
The FRSC Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem
stated that one person escaped unhurt from the
accident, which he blamed on speeding.
“The deceased were burnt alongside the vehicles,
while the injured were taken to the Federal
Medical Centre in Lokoja,” he said.
He said an FRSC rescue team, which arrived at the
scene after the accident, had removed the
wreckage from the road.
Images of the accident scene made available to our
correspondent showed huge plumes of dark smoke
from the burning vehicles as residents of the area
raced towards the spot.