FRSC Warns Trailer, Haulage Vehicle Drivers Against Conveying Passengers As Truck Carrying 229 Passengers Kill 17

The Federal Road Safety Corps has disclosed that a total of 229 were involved in a lone truck crash which killed 17 persons on Tuesday.

FRSC further warned drivers of trailers and other haulage vehicles to desist from conveying passengers in their vehicles due to the danger they pose to the lives of those passengers and other road users.

The unfortunate road traffic crash occured at Takalafia village, on the Yawuri expressway, Magama Local Government of Niger State on Tuesday 21 November, 2023.

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, who gave the warning, lamented on the incessant violation of established traffic rules and prayed for the souls of the victims to rest in peace.

According to a statement, “investigation into the lone crash revealed that it occured at exactly 0300HRS and  involved a total of 229 people, comprising of 220 male adults, 04 female adults, and 5 male children.

“From that number, 206 male adults, 1 female adult and 1 male child were rescued with different degrees of injuries, while a total of 17 male adults were killed by the crash.

“The crash which involved a red coloured commercial DAF Trailer with registration number SRZ446XA driven by Mr Idi Doba, was caused by speed violation which resulted to loss of control.

“The injured victims have been evacuated to Kantagora General Hospital for immediate medical attention, while the dead victims were deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital.”