Corps member, 4 passengers killed in Abuja auto crash

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Fasonya Shamsudeen Adejobi and four other passengers have died in a motor accident at Sabon-Gari, along the Abuja-Lokoja Road. A witness, simply identified as Yakubu, said the accident happened around 1:08pm on Wednesday, involving an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EPE 898 DD. He said three […]

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Fasonya Shamsudeen Adejobi and four other passengers have died in a motor accident at Sabon-Gari, along the Abuja-Lokoja Road.

A witness, simply identified as Yakubu, said the accident happened around 1:08pm on Wednesday, involving an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus with registration number EPE 898 DD.

He said three other passengers sustained injuries, and were taken to Kwali general hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

He said the bus was coming from the Abuja axis at top speed amid heavy downpour when the driver lost control and crashed into the ditch.

When contacted, the FCT sector commander of the FRSC, Samuel Ogar Ochi, confirmed the incident, and attributed it to speeding and poor visibility.

He said five passengers, including a corps member, died in the accident and that three others sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.

He said the late corps member was a law graduate of Ekiti State University. He said the five corpses had been deposited at the hospital morgue.