An unidentified driver and his assistant were said to have
been burnt to ashes at the Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State, on Wednesday
night following an auto-crash involving a truck and two cars.
The 33,000-litre truck which was carrying diesel reportedly
lost control and rammed into two cars parked at a hotel.
The vehicles were said to have burst into flames and also
gutted the hotel. It was gathered that the state firefighter battled the fire
for over four hours before they could put it out.
The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, who
visited the scene, said the accident was a signal to the government to ensure
that the laws guiding construction of structures near highways were strictly
enforced.
Awoniyi said, “This is not the first time this kind of
ghastly accident is happening on this highway and this may not be the last. We
must plan to forestall it through proper and prompt control.”
The Managing Director of the hotel, Mr Michael Ayua, said he
and some trader occupying the shops attached to the hotel lost property worth
millions of naira to the fire.
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