Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 21 travellers have reportedly died while three others sustained injuries in an accident along Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
The accident which involved a trailer truck and a passenger Hummer
bus heading for Kano and Batsari town in Katsina state, occurred on Thursday,
September 12, 2024.
An official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) who
participated in the rescue operation, said the three passengers who survived
the accident were rushed to the Umaru Musa Memorial Hospital in Sabon-Wuse
town, for medical attention, while the remains of the victims were deposited at
the hospital’s morgue.
He noted that the accident took place close to a route diversion that
forced all motorists from the two opposite directions to drive on a single
lane.
It was gathered that the driver of the articulated vehicle had fled the
scene, leaving behind his vehicle along with another container truck, blocking
the ever-busy way.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Tafa Division, S.P
Idris Ibrahim, confirmed the incident but said he is in the process of
compiling his report to the state command.
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