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‘How eight pupils cheated death in Kogi accident’
The two vehicles carrying the pupils under the container that fell off the truck
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
By Richard Elesho/Kogi
It was a miracle of a sort on Thursday afternoon as eight pupils of a private primary school, Mama’s Academy returning from their graduation ceremony narrowly escaped death when a container fell on their vehicle at Lokongoma market in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi state.
All the children were successfully rescued from the two crushed vehicles, one Mitsubishi car with registration number Abuja RSH 241 FH and one corrolla with registration number Kogi LMA 190 AA.
An eyewitness told our correspondent that the driver of the articulated truck lost control and was reversing when he collided with the cars.
It was gathered that the the container on the truck, which not properly latched, fell on the two cars with eight school children.
It took the intervention of the good Samaritans to rescue the children unscratched. No one died in the accident.
The owner of the Corrolla car who identified himself simply as Adama said that all eight children were successfully rescued out of the car without any or them sustaining any form of injury.
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The Secretary to the Kogi State Governnent, Dr Mrs. Folashde Ayoade Arike, the State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omadara, the state Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) commander, Sunday Samuel Oyedeji, who arrived at the scene coordinated the rescue operation.
Dr Ayoade, who was full of praise to God and the people who helped to rescue the children, said that the driver of the truck will be prosecuted for violating the law on latching the container on to the truck to prevent it from falling.
”I want to thank God most sincerely for sparing the lives of the children. These are children coming from their graduation ceremony and looking forward to starting their long holiday. I also want to, on behalf of the state government, thank everyone who were involved in the rescue operation, it shows that Kogites are kind people, and the state government really appreciate every one for this,” she said.
She disclosed that the children have been taken to the state Specialist Hospital for medical checks before they will be released to their families.
Also speaking, the State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omadara (rtd), affirmed that the driver will not go unpunished for not doing the right thing against the law of the state.
“We have warned repeatedly that every container should be latched on to the back of the truck carrying them, just like the SGS has said, he will be prosecuted”
The Sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Sunday Samuel Oyedeji, attributed the accident to brake failure. He warned drivers to always do proper check on their vehicles before hitting the road to prevent accident of this nature.
