A tragic collision on the Yangoji-Abaji road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has left nine people dead and ten others injured.
In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Bisi Kazeem, the Federal Road Safety Corps' Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), verified this.
According to Mr. Kazeem, the collision on Sunday morning at Yangoji-Abaji road involved a Howo Sino truck and a Toyota Hiace bus with the licence plate KTG-450 KQ.
He claimed that although the bus was travelling from Osun to Katsina State, it unavoidably collided with a stopped trailer.
“Twenty-two people were involved in the crash. They were all males. Ten were injured and nine were killed. First aid was given to two.
“The FRSC recovered N3,170, six bags and four mobile phones.
“The rescue was a joint team of zebra 6 Yangoji, zebra 6, 16 Abaji and police. However, the injured victims taken to general hospital, Abaji by zebra 16 and police on patrol.
“While the nine corpses were deposited at a mortuary in General Hospital, Kwali, Abuja and the Nigerian Police Force, (NPF), Kwali, division has taken over the investigation,” he said.
Mr Kazeem quoted the Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, as saying that the crash resulted from dangerous overtaking and eventual loss of control.
The Acting Corps Marshal stressed that crashes at night were more fatal than day time.
He reiterated that the corps would redouble its efforts by constantly engaging the motoring public nationwide.
This, he said, would be through aggressive awareness and sensitisation campaign, until the desired result was achieved.
Mr Biu advised vehicle owners to ensure that their vehicles were in order before putting them on the road, to avoid road crashes, especially at night.