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Seventeen persons have been killed in a ghastly motor accident that occurred on Irepene Abuja/Lokoja highway in Kogi State.
The incident happened at about 5:00 hours on Tuesday.
It was reliably gathered that the accident was between a Toyota Hiace bus and a luxurious bus.
It was further learnt that 15 persons died on the spot of the incident while other passengers who sustained degrees of injuries were rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, two of the passengers who were rushed to the hospital later died.
The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Solomon Agure, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Tuesday.
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NSC, FRSC inspect TinCan access road for effective truck movement
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File photo of Apapa road, blocked by containers-laden trucks.
Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), and some officers of the Federal Road Safety Corp(FRSC) on Monday toured the TinCan Island Ports to ensure effective truck movement.
Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, Head, Public Relations NSC made this known in a statement in Lagos.
According to her, the two organisations embarked on an inspection tour of the Tin Can Island ports access roads with a view to figuring out how movement of trucks through the artery can be made easier.
“It would be recalled that the Sippers’ Council boss had last week visited some shipping companies and terminals to discuss, among other things, the effect of the Apapa gridlock on their businesses, particularly in this season.