5 killed in Gombe, Ogun road crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four persons including a child in a lone crash on the Cham–Numan Road in the Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Samson Kaura, confirmed the accident in Gombe on Sunday. Kaura said that 14 children that were […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four persons including a child in a lone crash on the Cham–Numan Road in the Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Samson Kaura, confirmed the accident in Gombe on Sunday.
Kaura said that 14 children that were in the bus sustained varying degrees of injuries while 20 other children escaped unhurt in the crash involving a Toyota Hummer on Sunday.
He said the corpse of those who died in the crash had been deposited at the Primary Health Care Centre, Cham.
The commander attributed the crash to loss of control as a result of speed.
Relatedly, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) said that one person died and two others were injured in a road crash on Saturday along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Odogbolu Local Government Area.
The Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta that a road accident had occurred on Saturday evening at about 5:20 p.m. at Ijebu-Ode Express Trailer Park.
He stated that the crash involved a containerized truck with registration number KTU 357 XX and a white bus with registration number DGB 650 XA.
Akinbiyi added that a preliminary investigation had revealed that the accident was caused by excessive speeding on the part of the bus driver. (NAN)