The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a road traffic crash on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway .
The Sector Commander, Corps Commander , (CC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna.
Nadabo said the unfortunate road traffic crash occurred at Kasari village along the expressway on Thursday.
He said, “A Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GDW190XA experienced a head on collision with a truck with registration number SMK 141XN, all commercial vehicles.
“A combined team of rescue operatives from RS1.114 Zhipe, RS1.16B Dutse Outpost, some officers from the Nigerian Police Force and some military personnel conducted the rescue.”
According to Nadabo, preliminary investigation revealed that 16 people were involved, with eight males and eight females.
He added, ” As at the time of rescue, six persons were confirmed deceased on the spot while six were not injured, and four were conveyed to the hospital at Rijana.”
Nadabo disclosed that on getting to the hospital, the injured all succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to 10.
He said, “The cause of the road traffic crash was established to be wrongful overtaking and dangerous driving.
“It is worthy to mention that after the collision, the bus got set ablaze due to the impact of the crash, while those in the truck were not injured.”
Nadabo explained that the corps in the state was celebrating the ember season which recorded few fatalities as a result of road traffic crashes experienced.
