Two people lost their lives on Monday morning in a road traffic crash involving a trailer and a Toyota Corolla at Kwang community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The accident occurred around 8:10 a.m. near a filling station in the community.
Confirming the incident to The PUNCH in Jos on Monday night, the Federal Road Safety Corps Public Education Officer in Plateau State, Peter Longsan, said five persons were involved in the crash.
“Yes, the road traffic crash happened around 8:10 am today (Monday) involving a trailer and one other Toyota vehicle.
“Unfortunately, two people were killed during the incident. They were five people involved,” Longsan said.
Longsan disclosed that police officers arrived at the scene before FRSC personnel and evacuated the bodies of the victims.
“Policemen arrived there before our men and they were able to carry the corpses of the deceased to the Plateau State Specialists Hospital where they were deposited,” he said.
He added that FRSC officials later cleared the road to ensure free flow of traffic.
“Meanwhile, our men ensured there was no obstruction and were able to clear all obstructions on that road,” Longsan stated.
The FRSC attributed the crash to reckless driving and excessive speeding.
“The crash could be attributed to dangerous driving and excessive speeding and we are calling on the motorists to avoid excessive speeding,” Longsan said.
He explained that many trailer drivers now use the bypass after being restricted from roads within the Jos metropolis, but often drive recklessly on the route.
“We understand that most of these trailer owners knowing that the roads inside the metropolis have been prohibited from them to follow, so they take alternative route. However, they are speeding excessively,” he said.
Longsan urged motorists using the bypass to adhere strictly to speed limits.
“We advise that if they are taking the bypass, they should move at a reasonable speed so that they don’t constitute danger to other road users,” he added.
Earlier, several passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries following a multiple-vehicle crash involving a Honda car and two commercial tricycles at the Federal Bus Stop along Ipaja Road in Lagos.
The accident, which occurred around 8:50 a.m., involved a Honda vehicle with registration number KTU 921 JY and two tricycles conveying passengers.
Eyewitnesses said the female driver of the Honda car was allegedly speeding when she attempted to avoid a sweeper working with the Lagos Waste Management Authority.
According to witnesses, the vehicle struck the sweeper before losing control, veering across the road, and crashing into two tricycles on the opposite lane.
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