An unspecified number of lives have been reportedly lost in an accident along Lokoja-Abuja highway, Kogi State when a fuel laden tanker exploded.
The fuel laden tanker reportedly lost control resulting in collision with oncoming vehicles from the opposite direction.
An eye witness reported seeing two commercial buses and cars in flames.
“Many security personnel, including operatives of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were sighted making frantic efforts to put out the flame and rescuing victims trapped in the inferno,” the eye witness stated.
According to him, “the accident happened directly in front of the Kogi Local government secretariat in Koton Karfi”
Meanwhile, the Kogi state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Stephen Dawlung, said Corps officials had been drafted to the scene of the accident.
“My men are there already. No details yet. Many are trapped in the accident. The tanker is still burning, causing traffic challenge on the highways presently. I will avail you of the details ,once we are through,” .
Flames from the burning tanker are still raging with many other vehicles trapped in the inferno at the time of filing these reports.
