December 26, (THEWILL) – At least 4 persons have been confirmed killed and 59 others injured in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The Sector Commander, Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident.
Nadabo said the tragic accident involving a trailer (Iveco) with registration number MKA 99YS, occurred at around 03:30hrs on Tuesday, at Sabon Sara village along the expressway.
“The combined rescue teams of RS1.113 Zhipe and RS1.17 Birnin Yero conducted the rescue. Further investigation of the incident shows that 63 people were involved in the crash, 59 got injured, and sadly, 4 were deceased,” he said, adding that the injured have been conveyed to St. Gerard and AP Smart Hospitals, all in Kakuri.
According to him, the initial investigation revealed that the cause of the crash was the overloading of goods and humans as well as fatigue.
