He detailed that the sudden appearance of a pedestrian on the road during his drive left him with little time to react. Despite his best efforts to swerve and evade the collision, the impact was inevitable.
Before the accident, Israel had shared several posts on Instagram indicating his support for Shallipopi, who had performed alongside other notable musicians at the concert on Saturday night.
attempts to identify the victims proved abortive at the time of filing this report while the security agencies were already contacted for assistance.
“The injured persons are receiving treatment at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital here in Sokoto.
“Common sense speed limit is the best,” Uga said while condemning speeding among motorists.
“The collision was so hard that the Volkswagen bus overran the pathway on the drainage system. Many people were injured in the two busses.”
The ghastly accident turned out to be one of the worst incidents that had hit Abia State in recent times.
The acting Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Margaret Onabe, who confirmed the accident said the probable cause of the fatal crash was attributed to the failed portion of the road.
“According to an eyewitness account, the bus marked AGL 989 YA was coming from Ibadan inbound Lagos when it had a tire burst on the driverside at Ayetoro axis on the expressway which led the bus to somersault into a ditch.” He said.
She said nine vehicles, including a Dangote truck, a tipper, a yellow bus, an armored tank, a Toyota RAV4, and three motorcycles, were involved in the crash.
The spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, while confirming the incident said, it occurred as a result of brake failure.
The impact of the crash caused the bus to break open multiple wooden boxes and allowed the swarm of African bees to escape the hives where they produced honey.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, has called on fleet and other commercial vehicle operators, as well as private vehicle owners to make routine and regular vehicle maintenance a major priority.
Confirming the accident, the acting Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Margaret Onabe, attributed the possible cause of the crash to excessive speeding.
According to an eyewitness, Kanu’s girlfriend who was also in the car with him sadly died on the spot.
“The accident recorded many casualties as the bus is fully loaded with Lagos State government staff members going to the office this morning.” He said
Seven other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash that was caused by speed violation and dangerous driving.
One person identified as a hawker has been confirmed dead, and many were injured at the time of filing this report.
Source gathered that the four other passengers were in an unregistered Sharon bus and collided with the police vehicle.
The driver of one of the vehicles: a commercial bus killed while passengers in the bus and those in the two other vehicles managed to escape.
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