Four people on Tuesday lost their lives in a lone accident involving a commercial bus that occurred in Kogi State.

Unspecified number of people were said to have sustained varying degree of injuries.

The accident occurred at Koton Karfe area of Kogi State.

The ill-fated commercial bus plunged into the plunged into river Niger in Koton Karfe.

13 others have been rescued alive while one person is still missing in the accident.

The accident occurred at about 7:00pm when the driver of the bus slept off and lost control, thereby, plunging into the river.

As at press time, four bodies had been pulled out of the wrecked vehicle.

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State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Suleiman Mafara, disclosed that his men and others Security personnel are working round the clock to recover the only person yet to be accounted for.

Mafara disclosed that the corpse have been deposited in a morgue in Lokoja.

The NSCDC Commandant, however, warned drivers and commuters to adhere strictly to road safety guidelines to prevent avoidable carnage on the highways.