Hours to the end of Ramadan (Eid-el-Fitri)
at least 10 people died Wednesday while 24 others were injured in multiple
accidents along major roads leading to Gusau, Zamfara State capital. Also two
people were killed in another crash in Ogun State. The first accident occurred
along Bungudu-Maru Road in Zamfara as a result of head-on collision involving
Golf and Toyota cars where seven people died instantly, others sustained
serious injuries.
The second crash occurred along Damba, a few kilometres to
the state capital where nine passengers of a vehicle were injured while a
housewife, Malama Rabi from Biyabiki village in Tsafe Local Government Area
died on the spot.
A source said that 19 passangers who were travelling in a bus
along Maru town were involved in an accident. Two people lost their lives with
several others sustaining serious injuries. All the victims of the multiple
accidents were on their way to meet up with the sallah celebration in their
various towns and villages.
The bodies have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre,
Gusau, while those injured were at various nearest hospitals. Spokesman of the
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Zamfara State command, Garba Lawal, confirmed the death
of 10 people.
The FRSC spokesman attributed the accidents to over-speeding and dangerous overtaking by
drivers.
Meanwhile, two people were killed while 12
others, including a pregnant woman, were injured during a fatal auto crash when
two vehicles collided at Iperin area of Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan Road on Tuesday.
The vehicles, a Toyota Serena bus marked
SMK 760 AP and a Mercedes Benz lorry with registration number XV 353 MUS. The
bus which took off from Ijebu-Ode was heading towards Ibadan before its front
tyre bust, causing the driver to lose control.
He had a head-on collision with the
on-coming Mercedes Benz lorry
The driver and the passenger in front of
the bus died immediately while passers- by rescued 16 other passengers in the
two vehicles. They were taken to both Ijebu-Ode General Hospital and Roona
Private Hospital in the town.
One of the survivors, Rebecca John, said
four members of her family were travelling to Ibadan to attend the convention
of the Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT) when the accident
occurred. Though weak, she said the victims were members of GOFAMINT in the
Waterside area of the state.
The Chief Medical Director, Ijebu-Ode
General Hospital, Dr. Wellington Ogunsanya, confirmed the accident.
Culled from The Sun
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