By Joseph Edegbo
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has again warned drivers of trailers and other haulage vehicles to desist from conveying passengers in their vehicles due to the danger they pose to the lives of those passengers and other road users.
The warning followed an unfortunate road traffic crash that occured at Takalafia village, on the Yawuri expressway, Magama Local Government of Niger State on Tuesday 21 November, 2023,
A statement by the Deputy Corps Marshal, Public Education, Bisi Kazeem said
investigation into the lone crash revealed that it occured at exactly 0300HRS and involved a total of 229 people, comprising of 220 male adults, 04 female adults, and 5 male children.
“From that number, 206 male adults, 1 female adult and 1 male child were rescued with different degrees of injuries, while a total of 17 male adults were killed by the crash.
Horror
“The crash which involved a red coloured commercial DAF Trailer with registration number SRZ446XA driven by Mr Idi Doba, was caused by speed violation which resulted to loss of control.
‘The injured victims have been evacuated to Kantagora General Hospital for immediate medical attention, while the dead victims were deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital.
“The Corps Marshal who was deeply saddened by the crash, lamented the incessant violation of established traffic rules and prayed for the souls of the victims to rest in peace. As at the time of making this information public, the personnel of the Corps had completed evacuation of every obstruction caused as a result of the crash”, the statement concludes.
