14th February, 2025
By Bosede Olufunmi
Twenty three people died while 48 others sustained various degrees of injuries when when a DAF truck overloaded with goods and passengers somersaulted after the driver loses control under the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange Flyover at Hotoro-Kano on Thursday, the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.
FRSC Kano Sector Commander, Mr Umar Matazu, confirmed the accident in a statement in Kano on Friday.
”The passengers involved were 71 passengers, 67 adults and four children.
“The injured were taken to the Murtala Mohammed General Hospital for urgent medical treatment,”Matazu said.
The sector commander said that upon receiving a distress call on the incident at about 9:50 pm, he quickly dispatched his personnel to the scene, where they rescued the victims at about 10 pm.
Matazu said that investigation revealed that the driver lost control as a result of speeding, veered off the road and summersaulted.
He condoled with the families of the deceased and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured.
Matazu, however, warned truck drivers against loading trucks with humans and animals, saying that anyone caught in the dangerous act would face the wrath of the law.
The sector commander said that the blockade on the road earlier caused by the accident had been cleared, adding that free flow of traffic had since restored.
He said that the FRSC remained committed to ensuring safety on highways, urging motorists to adhere strictly to traffic regulations to prevent the wanton loss of lives and property.(NAN)
