4-year-old killed in Aseni auto crash

Written by Abubakar Sadiq Isah Tuesday, 19 July 2011 00:35

A four- year-old child died Sunday morning, while seven others sustained serious injuries in a fatal motor accident that occurred at Aseni village, along the Abuja-Lokoja road.

A witness who gave the time of accident as 6:15 am, said it happened when a Hyundai bus with registration number XJ 561 RBC had a burst tyre while on speed and somersaulted, killing the child on the spot.

“Road safety officials were alerted and they rushed the victims, including the corpse to a hospital,” he said.

Our reporter gathered from the accident scene that the child’s father was among the seriously injured victims.

Commenting on the incident, Abaji unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Joseph Onyemauche Ezeh, attributed the accident to speed limit violation and a burst tyre.

He said the child’s corpse is at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital’s morgue at Gwagwalada, while the injured are in Abaji General Hospital.

In another development, two male adults lost their lives, while five others including a female sustained serious injuries in a multiple accident that occurred in the wee hours of yesterday on Abaji bridge, along the Abuja-Lokoja road.

An eyewitness said the accident which occurred at 2:am, involved a Daf truck with registration number XA 761 ABJ, Dangote truck with registration number XB 716 KZR, Iveco truck with registration number XS 545 KTU, Ford bus with registration number BM 338 KTU and a Luxury bus without plate number.

According to the witness, the Daf truck which was on speed, crashed into the Dangote truck, while other vehicles crashed behind them, killing two persons on the spot.

The FRSC unit commander also confirmed the accidents and attributed it to over speeding, saying the corpses were handed over to the deceased persons’ families for burial.