Truck kills twelve bystanders on Abuja Lokoja highway

At least twelve people have been killed after a truck rammed into bystanders at Gada-Biyu village along the Abuja Lokoja highway. The Federal Capital Territory Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Felix Theman, said the crash occurred at about 11.47 on Sunday morning.

Mr Theman said the fully loaded coal truck, travelling from the Lokoja axis at high speed, lost control and veered off the road, hitting people waiting by the roadside and colliding with an 18-seater Sharon bus and two Volkswagen Golf cars. He said those killed included four adult men, two adult women and six children, while three others sustained injuries and were taken to Abaji General Hospital.

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The FRSC said the truck driver and his conductor fled the scene, while the bodies of the victims were released to their families for burial. Mr Theman attributed the crash to speeding and dangerous driving, adding that the commission would engage the transport company involved and relocate roadside passenger pick-up points at Gada-Biyu to safer locations.