In a statement recently released by the Koji State Road Commission Director, Mr Godwin Omiko, about 7 people died and 13 others sustained serious injury in an accident involving a collision between Toyota Hiace and a Toyota Corolla car near the Gidom-Bassa Village along the Lokoja-Ajaioaka highway on Monday. According to eye witness account, the accident happened when a bus tried to overtake a car and rammed into the Corolla car.
The Toyota Hiace bus bears the registration number AKL73YP while the Corolla car’s registration is AA264SNA. No details of the victims’ name were available at the time of the report.