Five persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed as a commercial bus rammed into Damagum market in Yobe State.
Also, 19 others were injured in the accident caused by the 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KTG 283 XA.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the number of casualties on Tuesday, saying the incident happened when the pedestrian victims were closing from the market.
The statement said, “Note that five persons who died were not occupants of the vehicle, rather, they were pedestrians who were by the roadside waiting to cross.
“The driver, in trying to avoid the pedestrian ran into five persons who were killed as he lost control due to the speed he was travelling. So, far 19 persons were injured and five killed.”
The Sector commander further revealed on receiving the information, the Unit Command at Dogon Kuka dispatched the crash investigation team to the scene and evacuated the victims to Damagum General Hospital for medical attention.
He said investigation revealed that speed limit violation and loss control were the immediate causes of the crash.
Other eyewitnesses complained that the location of markets along the highway in most communities is increasing, especially on market days.
Relatedly, no fewer than four popular gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, popularly known as Kekere Jesu,
Evangelist Iyanu Joseph, Opeyemi Adesina and Monjolajesu Oluwapamilerin have been confirmed dead following an accident along the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road in Ogun State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, confirmed the unfortunate incident in a statement issued by Florence Okupe, Public Information Officer of the Ogun State Command.
The deceased were reportedly en route to a ministry assignment when the incident occurred.
According to the FRSC, the incident occurred when the vehicle conveying the ministers collided with another vehicle in a high-impact accident.
The accident involved multiple vehicles and reportedly claimed over 24 lives.
Preliminary investigations pointed to over speeding and poor visibility as contributing factors to the fatal crash.
