FRSC cautions travellers after speeding bus kills 10 in Kogi

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 10 people died and 11 others were injured in a road crash that occurred on the Obajana–Lokoja route in Kogi State on Friday night.

The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide.

Mohammed said the crash, which happened at about 11:30 p.m. at Apamaru, involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number KTG 100YL.

According to him, the bus was conveying 21 male passengers.

Preliminary investigations by the FRSC revealed that the crash was caused by excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking by the driver, who subsequently lost control of the vehicle.

The injured victims were evacuated to Fisayo Hospital, Obajana, while the remains of the deceased were handed over to their families.

Expressing grief over the tragic loss of lives, Mohammed warned against night travel, excessive speed, and dangerous overtaking — factors he described as persistent causes of fatal crashes in Nigeria.

He urged passengers to remain vigilant and proactive by cautioning or reporting reckless drivers, stating: “Silence in the face of recklessness is complicity in tragedy.”

Mohammed reminded all road users that road safety is a shared responsibility. He encouraged the public to report dangerous driving by dialling the FRSC toll-free number 122 or alerting the nearest FRSC patrol team or any available security agency.

He also reiterated the Corps’ commitment to enforcing regulations against overloading and to strengthening public awareness campaigns discouraging night travel — especially along high-risk transport corridors.

(NAN)