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Many injured as two buses collide in Plateau

Many passengers were injured on Thursday morning in a road crash involving two commercial buses in Plateau State, north central Nigeria. The accident happened near the permanent site of the University of Jos.​ The crash involved a Sharon bus and an 18 seater bus belonging to the University of Jos. Witnesses said the two vehicles collided, leaving several occupants with varying degrees of injury.​ Emergency responders and good Samaritans rushed the victims to nearby hospitals for treatment. Authorities have not yet confirmed the exact number of injured passengers.​ The cause of the accident has not been officially established, but residents blamed speeding and reckless driving. They called on drivers to obey traffic rules and on security agencies to enforce road safety laws more strictly. Road safety officials in Plateau have repeatedly warned motorists to avoid speeding and overloading, especially on […]

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Eight UNIJOS students die in Jos road crash

Eight students of the University of Jos have died in a road crash involving a trailer and a bus on Zaria Road in Jos, Plateau State. The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, opposite Unity Bank, when a bus conveying the students collided with a trailer.​ Eyewitnesses said 11 people were on board the bus. Seven were confirmed dead at the scene, while one more victim later died in the hospital, bringing the total fatalities to eight.​ They attributed the crash to speeding and wrongful overtaking, which allegedly caused the bus driver to lose control. The remaining three occupants sustained injuries and are receiving treatment in hospital; all the victims were male.​ The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Plateau State, Peter Longsan, confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the FRSC received […]

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Three Die in Gombe Road Crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed three deaths in a road crash on the Gombe–Yola Road in Gombe State. The accident occurred around 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the Kashere junction in Akko Local Government Area. The crash, involving two cars, was attributed to wrongful overtaking and resulted in a head-on collision. Six other victims with varying injuries are receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe. The corpses of the deceased were deposited at the Specialist Hospital in Gombe. FRSC Sector Commander Samson Kaura reiterated safety warnings about night driving, speeding, and risky overtaking: “Though it is the right of anyone to drive at night, if it is not necessary, kindly avoid it. The cars involved were speeding even when driving at night. We must drive with extra caution and reasonable speed, because the car you think […]

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