Four passengers were reportedly burnt to death after two buses collided and went up in flames at Piri village along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
A witness, Markus Nathaniel, said the incident happened around 5:48am on Wednesday and involved a J5 Peugeot bus with registration number JJN 605 ZY and another Peugeot bus without a registration number.
He said one of the buses, fully loaded with bananas, pineapples and oranges, was travelling at speed from the Lokoja end when it allegedly overtook dangerously, resulting in a head-on collision with the other bus coming from the opposite direction.
He said one of the buses, which was loaded with fruits, suddenly went up in flames, adding that all four occupants, including the driver, were burnt beyond recognition.
He said the corpses of the passengers were deposited at the Kwali General Hospital morgue by rescue officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
An official of the FRSC, who was part of the rescue team but preferred anonymity, also confirmed the incident, saying four people, including a driver, were burnt to death after the two buses collided.
He disclosed that the corpses were deposited at the Kwali General Hospital morgue, attributing the accident to wrongful overtaking and speed limit violation.
The FRSC official further disclosed that three persons died in another accident following a head-on collision between a vehicle and a trailer near Government Secondary School (GSS) Yangoji, along the same highway.
He said the accident also happened on Wednesday, around 8:15am, and involved a Toyota Highlander Jeep without a registration number and a Howo trailer with registration number GWL 292 YM.
He said the Jeep, which was travelling at speed from the Lokoja end, overtook another vehicle and subsequently collided with the trailer, killing three male adults in the Jeep on the spot.
He said two other occupants of the Jeep sustained injuries and were taken to Kwali General Hospital for treatment, while the three corpses were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
He also attributed the accident to speeding and road traffic violations, saying the Jeep had been towed to the police station in Kwali, while the trailer was moved to the Yangoji FRSC Unit Command.
The FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Iliyasu Tijjani, also confirmed the two accidents to our reporter on telephone but declined to comment further.
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