17 die in Abuja crash as FRSC blames speed, fatigue

ABOUT 17 passengers were killed, while four others sustained injuries yesterday, in a road crash on the KwaliAbaji expressway, in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Abuja.

According to a statement by the Federal Road Safety Corps’ spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, investigation into the crash revealed that the accident involved one DAF truck marked: BAU 632 XA, and a Toyota bus marked: GME 201 ZU.

The statement added that the cause of the crash was excess speed and fatigue. The emergency rescue team of the corps was said to have taken the injured victims to Abaji General Hospital, while the remains of the victims were deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.

The acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, was quoted as saying that drivers must avoid speeding as investigation conducted over the years attributed major causes of crashes in Nigeria to excessive violation of speed limit on roads. Biu stressed that the fatigue was as a result of the driver’s indulgence in a night- long trip, without observing adequate rest.