Disturbed by the death of 17 people in two separate night trips, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, Monday cautioned drivers against night trips, overloading and excessive speeding.
Biu stated thia after receiving the report of the two crashes that occured at the early hours of Monday 04 March, 2024 at Tashar Yari village along Zaria-Kano Expressway and Fire Service Academy along Yangoji-Gwagwalada expressway.
According to the reports submitted by crash investigation teams of the Corps, the Tashan Yari village crash which occurred at 07:36, involved a trailer overloaded with grains and 40 passengers seating on top of the goods.
“The Trailer with registration number KTG 454 ZZ which was on a night trip, enroute Kano from Azare, was said to have crashed due to wrongful overtaking, driving against legal speed limit as well as overloading of vehicle with goods and people alike. Out of the number, 12 victims were killed, while 28 sustained different levels of injuries.
On the other hand, at 0435HRS, a particular J5 bus on a night trip that drove on a speed that was against prescribed limit on that route, crashed onto a broken down Trailer that got spoilt on the expressway, and exploded into flames.
A statement issued by the Assistant Corps Marshal Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, sais as a result of the impact of the crash, the five victims were burnt beyond recognition.
He said: “The Crash Investigation Report attributes the cause of the crash to Speed violation which led to loss of control.
“The crash occurred on the Yangoji-Gwagwalada expressway. It involved a Trailer without registration number and a J5 Peugeot registered as XF 530GRK.
“FRSC rescue team that handled the rescue operations have taken the injured victims of the Tashan Yari crash to Makarfi General Hospital.”