Passenger dies as bus rams into truck in Abaji

A passenger died  after a bus rammed into a truck in the early hours  of last Friday at Agyana junction in Abaji, on  Abuja – Lokoja road.  A witness said the incident happened at about 3:27a.. when a J5 bus with registration number SMK 678 XL rammed  into a Fiat truck with registration  number  KZR […]

A passenger died  after a bus rammed into a truck in the early hours  of last Friday at Agyana junction in Abaji, on  Abuja – Lokoja road. 

A witness said the incident happened at about 3:27a.. when a J5 bus with registration number SMK 678 XL rammed  into a Fiat truck with registration  number  KZR 263 ZT. 

He said the bus which was carrying tomato was coming from  Gwagwalada axis when the it crashed into the back of the truck.

He said the passenger died on the spot while the bus driver was nowhere to be found immediately the incident occurred.

He said vigilantes who were on patrol alerted men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who arrived the scene immediately  to convey the corpse to the hospital.

Our reporter further learnt  that five persons were  also injured in another accident which occurred on the same day at Omoko village,  on Abuja -Lokoja road.

It was gathered that the accident involved  a Toyota Coaster bus with registration number CT 44 B08 when one of the tyres burst while on speed.

When contacted,  the Abaji unit commander of the FRSC,  Assistant Corps Commander (ACC) Olasupo Esuruoso,  confirmed the two separate crashes.

He attributed the first  crash to dangerous driving and loss of control, while he attributed the second crash to tyre burst, speed limit violation and loss of control. 

The commander said a total of 27 people  were involved in the Coaster  bus crash.

He said five persons were injured in the bus and were taken to Abaji General Hospital  for treatment, while the corpse  of a passenger that died in the J5 bus had been deposited at the hospital mortuary.