Five die in Bauchi-Jos road crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State Sector Command on Sunday, confirmed the death of  five persons in a ghastly motor accident on  Bauchi-Jos federal highway.

The Nation gathered that the accident involved a trailer and a Peugeot 406, which had a head on collision, leading to the death of the five persons.

Confirming the accident, FRSC spokesman Rilwan Suleiman, said  eight people were involved in the accident, but five persons were killed.

He said the driver of the Peugeot 406 veered off his lane into the lane of the trailer.

Suleiman said the  driver of the trailer did all he could to avoid him, but the two vehicles were over speeding.

“The trailer had a speed mark of about 50 to 60 meters before hitting the 406.

And as a result, all the occupants of the 406 – two women and three men – sustained severe injuries. Our men immediately rushed to the scene after receiving the information and rushed them to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi for medical attention. Unfortunately, they were confirmed dead on arrival by a medical doctor.”

Suleiman added that because of the impact of the accident, it took them hours before they succeeded in removing the trailer from the Peugeot.

“The trailer crushed the Peugeot and it was under the trailer. We had to seek for the services of two cranes and it took us several hours before we were able to separate the two vehicles,” he stated.