15 passengers injured in Kwaita auto crash
Fifteen passengers were seriously injured in a motor accident which occurred at Kwaita village, on the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
A witness said the accident happened
when a Toyota Sienna car, coming from Lokoja axis, had a tyre burst
while on top speed and the driver lost control and crashed into a ditch.
He said the bus somersaulted three times and that officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who were on patrol removed the victims to hospital.
Yangoji unit commander of the FRSC, Austine Chwukudi Okeke, confirmed the accident, saying the injured persons were taken to Kwali General Hospital.
He further disclosed that three persons were also injured in another accident that occurred the same day, near Federal Government College (FGC), Kwali, on the Abuja-Lokoja road.
According to him, the accident happened around 8:24 am when the container of a Daf vehicle pulled off while on the move and hit an unmarked Golf car, injuring three persons inside the car.
He said the injured passengers were also taken to Kwali General Hospital.
He said the bus somersaulted three times and that officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who were on patrol removed the victims to hospital.
Yangoji unit commander of the FRSC, Austine Chwukudi Okeke, confirmed the accident, saying the injured persons were taken to Kwali General Hospital.
He further disclosed that three persons were also injured in another accident that occurred the same day, near Federal Government College (FGC), Kwali, on the Abuja-Lokoja road.
According to him, the accident happened around 8:24 am when the container of a Daf vehicle pulled off while on the move and hit an unmarked Golf car, injuring three persons inside the car.
He said the injured passengers were also taken to Kwali General Hospital.
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