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7 Varsity Students, Driver Confirmed Dead After Truck Crushed Shuttle Bus

Seven Federal University Lokoja Students, Driver Confirmed Dead After Truck Crushed Shuttle Bus

According to an eyewitness, the shuttle bus was about to convey students to school when the accident happened.

An articulated vehicle carrying wood and jerrycans of palm oil lost control and rammed into the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, shuttle bus filled with students on Monday.

The incident, which occurred at about 2:30pm, reportedly left seven students and the bus driver feared dead, a student told SaharaReporters on Monday night.

According to the eyewitness, the shuttle bus was about to convey students to school when the accident happened.

“Unfortunately, the driver lost control and rammed into the school shuttle bus already filled up with students and was about to convey them to school.

“The shuttle bus was crushed by the articulated vehicle,” the source said.

“Students are currently protesting that no truck should be allowed to move in the day time,” the source added.

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) were at the scene to rescue victims trapped under the vehicle.

The Kogi State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, Samuel Oyedeji, who led his team to the accident site, could not confirm the exact number of casualties.

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He stated that bodies had been deposited in the morgue for identification, while the injured were taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and the Kogi State Specialist Hospital for treatment.

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