9 go on, 2 injured in Abuja-Lokoja highway crash

Nine individuals met their demise whereas two others have been injured in a truck accident at Piri village alongside the Abuja-Lokoja freeway.

The accident involving a Howo truck with registration quantity FKY 922 XB occurred at about 5:37am yesterday, October 13.

A witness, Samson Yakubu, stated the truck, which was loaded with ceramic tiles, was travelling from Ajaokuta in Kogi State to Kano when the motive force allegedly misplaced management because of fatigue and plunged right into a ditch.

Nine of the 11 individuals sitting on prime of the tiles have been trapped and handed on when the truck crashed into the ditch, whereas the 2 survivors have been rescued by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and brought to the General Hospital, Kwali, for remedy.

Yakubu stated some villagers joined the FRSC rescue group to take away the tiles earlier than the trapped our bodies may very well be recovered.

An FRSC official connected to the Yangoji Unit Command, who participated within the rescue operation, additionally confirmed the incident, saying all 9 deceased victims have been males.

The official attributed the crash to fatigue and a violation of velocity limits, including that the our bodies had been deposited on the mortuary of the General Hospital, Kwali, whereas the injured victims have been receiving remedy on the identical facility.

The FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, Tijjani Iliyasu, additionally confirmed the accident.

He expressed concern over the apply of some passengers travelling on prime of products loaded onto trailers, warning that it uncovered them to severe hazard.