The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that two persons died following a car crash that occurred along Iwuru Road in Cross River State on Sunday.
Innocent Etuk, the sector commander, FRSC Command in Cross River, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Calabar that two others were injured in the crash.
Mr Etuk said the crash, which occurred at Big Iwuru in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state, was a result of speeding.
He said that the crash involved a commercial Toyota Hiace bus and a Lexus 350 Sports Utility Vehicle.
The FRSC official said the victims’ bodies had been deposited in a morgue.
Mr Etuk urged motorists to be conscious of their safety and that of other road users during the festive season.
“Motorists should avoid speeding, drinking alcohol, distraction and the use of a phone while driving,” he said.
“Let me also urge road users to plan their trips, leave early, remain emotionally stable, obey traffic rules and stay alert, life is priceless and cannot be duplicated,” he said.
Ten killed in another road accident
PREMIUM TIMES reported that at least 10 passengers were killed and several others injured on Tuesday, 23 December, in a fatal road accident along the Jos–Bauchi Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, around a military checkpoint. It involved two articulated trucks and two minibuses.
