The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kaduna Sector Command, has said six persons died and 11 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway.

The Sector Commander, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that the road traffic crash occurred at Aliko filling station on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway on Tuesday at about 06:25hrs.

Nadabo said the multiple accidents were caused by speeding and dangerous driving, which resulted in the temporary halting of motorists’ movement.

He, however, said that the road was now free and clear for movement, explaining that the rescue team of Zebra 35 Rigachikun responded promptly to the scene and conducted the rescue.

“The initial investigation of the crash revealed that 23 people were involved in the crash, 11 were injured and sadly, all 6 lost their lives,” Nadabo said.

He said that the investigation revealed that the Toyota bus was coming from Ilesha and heading to Batsari, in Katsina State, adding, ” The driver was at high speed, lost control and rammed into a moving vehicle, thus causing the crash.”

Nadabo said most of the road traffic crashes on the highway were caused by motorists not from Kaduna State but mostly from other states and were due to fatigue.

He stated that as the lead agency in transport management and road safety, the FRSC was saddened by this unfortunate but avoidable incident.

”The Corps in Kaduna State will continue to perform its statutory duty of saving lives and properties and, most fundamentally, creating awareness of the dangers of road safety vices and unethical road culture.

“Kaduna State is a critical corridor; therefore, the state Command has established instruments of safety that will guide transporters on the importance of safe travels in this yuletide season and beyond.

”Remember, the more we educate motorists on the significance of cultivating safety behaviour on the roads, the less Road Traffic Crashes will be experienced,” he said.

He called on the stakeholders, particularly the transport unions, to help reach out and advocate the language of safety to their drivers.

Nadabo added that the corps was liaising with media outlets to better inform the public on the dangers of dangerous driving, overloading, driving with worn-out tyres and fatigue caused by long journeys and other factors.

The sector commander appealed to all categories of road users to abide by safe driving ethics at all times.

https://.ng/2024/01/02/6-dead-11-injured-in-kaduna-zaria-road-auto-crash/

Crazy overspeeding of interstate drivers is scary

Damn this gruesome

How This is 1st January, unacceptable

New Year
God help us.
These people had dreams and aspirations for this year, and probably why they are travelling so early.

May we never walk when the roads are hungry for flesh.

Our roads are bad

Most of all these drivers are under the influence of substance abuse. Public transportation in Nigeria is becoming too dangerous. Substance abuse, Over-speeding and unresolved anger from the drivers are contributing to these accidents

obinna58:
How This is 1st January, unacceptable

Death has no calendar. Its only knows something called EVERYDAY

RIP o

May God console the bereaved.

Always drive safe, it's better to arrive late than never:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYc8x_LHefM

All these Nigeria crazy drivers. That's why I say to make Nigeria a better place, most citizens need reorientation about life.

Memyselfu2009:
Our roads are bad

Yes but some drivers are not trying too.

Too early.
May God's presence overwhelm & protect us throughout this year in Jesus name, Amen

Meanwhile, e fit be say Na dem cause the accident. This Na one sided story

I will agree with the observation by the Sector Commander. I have witnessed several accidents at the intersection on WAFF road (at mobil filling station/ShopRite axis) within Kaduna metropolis involving these Toyota Hummer buses in the mornings (5:30-6:30am while out jugging).

They tend to be overspending in a bit to escape regulatory officials who often caution them.

This is a sad development with loss of innocent lives. RIP to the departed souls.

God help us

Let this road safety do more than just talking. There should be a system to check those on night journey. As soon as those from south get to kaduna they should be mandated to stop and rest for at least an hour before moving on. From observation, these accidents happen between 5 and 7 am in the morning. Once you manage to stay awake all through the night there is no way you beat sleep within that period even if you take any drug.

Memyselfu2009:
Our roads are bad

That particular Road is very excellent! It was recently dualized. I ply that Road almost on daily basis. I think fatigue and over speeding could be the cause for such a disaster

Kaduna Zaria Kano road bad? I am very sure you don't know that road very well. That road is a brand new road recently redone by Julius Berger and it is very wide also. There is not a single porthole from Kaduna to Kano.

It used to be between 3-5hrs from Kad-Kano but now you can even run it in 1 hour at 200km/h if you like but you must write your will down o because that road is toooo smooth.

Memyselfu2009:
Our roads are bad

Damnnn. Accident will never be our portion this 2024.