The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed 12 persons dead and two injured in an accident along Ejule-Enugu highway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Briefing newsmen on Saturday in Lokoja, Kogi State, the FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Tenimu Etuku, said the incident happened around 11:30pm on Friday when an 18-seater Toyota bus lost control due to over speeding.
Describing the incident as “fatal and very unfortunate,” the FRSC boss added that the 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Romchi Mass Transit was travelling from Abuja to the eastern part of the country when the driver lost control and rammed into a parked faulty articulated vehicle.