Two persons on Thursday evening lost their lives while 14 passengers cheated death by the whisker, as a 16 seater bus they were traveling in caught fire while on motion.
The incident happened at the Nataco section of the Lokoja – Abuja highway at about 5 pm Thursday.
The bus which is believed to be heading to the Northern part of the country suddenly burst into flames around 4pm in the Kogi state capital.
According to eye witnesses account, some passengers who narrowly escaped with various degrees of burns were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja.
The cause of the fire could not be readily ascertained.
However, officers of the Federal Roads Safety Corps, Nigeria Police and volunteers were seen working hard to save the lives of those trapped in the inferno.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer SP William Aya, promise to contact the officer in charge of the jurisdiction and call back, but has not responded as at the time of filling report.
