Truck crushes cyclist, corn seller in Zuba

A 15-year old girl and a commercial cyclist were run over by a truck Friday near the Fruit market in Zuba. The victims died on the spot. A witness said the incident happened at about 12:47pm when a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number RSH 383 ABJ lost control after brake failure. He said the truck […]

A 15-year old girl and a commercial cyclist were run over by a truck Friday near the Fruit market in Zuba. The victims died on the spot.

A witness said the incident happened at about 12:47pm when a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number RSH 383 ABJ lost control after brake failure.

He said the truck driver had off loaded some fruits at the market but that when it was time to go, the truck failed to start. He said people had to push it before it started but that the brakes failed instantly and that was when the truck ran over the cyclist and the girl.

When contacted, the Zuba unit commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), ACC Muta’a Chori, confirmed the incident, adding that it was being handled by Zuba police division.

In a related development, a bus driver was burnt to death in the early hours of yesterday in an accident at Sheda village, on the Abuja-Lokoja road.

The Yangoji unit commander of the FRSC, ACC Joseph Samgbaza, who confirmed the accident to our reporter via telephone, said it involved a J5 Peugeot bus without number plate, which he said was fully loaded with goods.

He said the driver lost control and crashed into a ditch and it went up in flames.

He said the driver was trapped in the vehicle, and an extricating machine was used to remove his corpse, which was handed over to relatives for burial.

The FRSC commander said two others who sustained injuries were taken to Kwali General Hospital for treatment.