The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River State has confirmed five people dead and 24 injured in a road accident in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Calabar.
Mr Hassan told NAN that the accident occurred around 12.41 p.m. on Saturday in Abakpa community, Ogoja Local Government Area.