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Road mishap claims
11 lives...12 critically injured
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By EVELYN DADU, (Abuja) and THOMAS ADEJO (Kaduna)
THE Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, yesterday recorded another
fatal milestone when eleven people, including two children, were
killed in a road accident along the Kubwa Expressway. Fifteen other
people sustained injuries, most of them seriously. Only three days
ago, several people were killed when a building collapsed in the
Utako district of the FCT.
Yesterday’s accident, involving a truck belonging to the
construction company, Julius Berger Plc, and a commercial bus,
occurred at about 6.15 in the morning, about the time most workers
prefer going to their various places of assignments to avoid the
regular traffic bottlenecks on that route.
Speaking after visiting the injured at the Julius Berger Clinic in
Life Camp, Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo
Umar described the incident as unfortunate as many productive
Nigerians, full of life had been lost.
Modibbo called on drivers to be careful while driving. He also urged
drivers to stop over-speeding and recklessness while on the move in
order to avoid such deadly consequences in the future.
The Minister who expressed sadness over the accident, also observed
that death could come in many ways, depending how the Almighty God
has ordained it for each person and he called on all to rededicate
their lives to God. Meanwhile, Julius Berger has taken the
responsibility of treating the injured free of charge.
Speaking on the incident, the Sector Commander of Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC) in charge of FCT, Mr. Nseobong Charles Akpabio,
said that initial reports indicated that the commercial bus, with
registration n umber XA 276 KKF, was trying to overtake the truck
when the truck driver increased speed, apparently lost control and
crashed on the bus. He attributed the incident, as well as many
others, to reckless attitude of drivers.
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