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8 Die, 2 Injured In Kogi Tanker Fire Explosion

....FRSC says death toll may rise

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September 29, 2022
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Lokoja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of eight persons in a tanker fire explosion that occurred in Ankpa town, Kogi State.

The state FRSC Sector Commander , Stephen Dawulung told journalists in Lokoja on Thursday that the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon.

According to him, the accident occurred when a fuel tanker crushed four vehicles and three motorcycles.

Dawulung said the incident happened on Alo bridge on Lokoja-Ankpa- Makurdi Road.

He said that the accident occurred when the fuel tanker had brake failure and in the process crushed four other vehicles and three motorcycles with the impact resulting in fire explosion.

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The FRSC said two persons sustained serious injuries in the accident.

“Our personnel, who rushed to the scene, were able to rescue two injured persons and rushed them to General Hospital, Ankpa, for immediate medical attention.

“They were able to recover eight charred bodies of the victims from the burnt vehicles and motorcycles involved in the accident.

“As it is now, we are not sure of the actual number of people in the vehicles and the motorcycles involved in this fatal and very unfortunate accident.

“We are still trying to know the actual figure more so that the fire is still raging.

“Aside the tanker, there is a Sharon bus, three cars and three motorcycles, all of which we cannot tell how many people were occupying them before the unfortunate incident.

“As it is, we have rescued two injured persons and recovered eight charred bodies which have been taken to the Ankpa General Hospital.

“Investigations are on in collaboration with officials of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), to ascertain the number of persons that were in the Sharon bus before the incident.

“If it had full load of passengers to mean no fewer than 10 persons in it, and a person in each of the vehicles and motorcycles involved, then we could be talking of 14 persons in all.

“From our findings, the bus was traveling to Makurdi, but no one knows the number of persons inside it and the very park it loaded from to enable us get the manifest for proper assessment.

“The unfortunate thing is that the tanker burst into flame, burning all the vehicles and motorcycles involved beyond recognition. Even number plates are burnt beyond recognition,” he said.

The sector commander urged the public to report to the corps or nearest police station their loved ones who had traveled on Wednesday, Sept, 28, and had not called or could not be reached by phone. (NAN/ vitalnewsngr.com)

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