No fewer than 16 people were killed after a commercial bus had a head-on collision with a Sports Utility Vehicle at the Alewu village end of the Lokoja-Abaji Expressway in Kogi State.
Only one person survived the accident, which involved a Toyota Hiace heading towards Kano and a SUV going to Benin, the Edo State capital.
The accident was caused by violation of road traffic rules.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Kogi State, Mr. Ugboma Ugochukwu, while confirming the accident,on Sunday said that the victims were buried at the accident scene.
He explained that the survivor, who sustained minor injuries, had been discharged from the hospital.
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