Seventeen passengers were killed in a road crash on Tuesday along the Kwali-Abaji Expressway before Awawa within the Federal Capital Territory.
This is as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu again cautioned drivers against violating the prescribed speed limit.
Biu made this call for caution while describing the avoidable crash that occurred around 6am on Tuesday.
FRSC spokesman, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement on Tuesday, said four other occupants of the vehicle were injured whilst one male occupant was rescued without any injury.
He disclosed that the injured were rushed to the Abaji General Hospital while the remains of the dead victims were deposited at the mortuary
He admonished against night trips as well as urged drivers to always observe rest period of 30 minutes after every four hours drive so as to avoid the dangers of excessive speed and fatigue on the highways.
Drivers must avoid speeding as crash investigation conducted over the years have attributed major causes of crashes in Nigeria to excessive violation of legal speed limit on all roads.
He revealed that the fatigue was as a result of the driver’s indulgence in a night long trip without observing adequate rest within the driving period.
“Investigation into the fatal crash revealed that the crash involved 1 DAF Trailer with registration number BAU 632 XA, and a Toyota Bus bearing the following registration details GME 201 ZU.
“The main cause of the crash according to the report are, excessive speed (Speed Limit Violation) and fatigue,” the statement read
According to him, “it was this and many other factors that necessitated the directive given by the Federal Government for the Corps to commence sensitisation and subsequently, enforcement on compulsory installation of speed limiting device.
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While warning violators to desist from compromising road traffic regulations, he assured the public that the Corps will step up formidable operational activities that will bring this menace to an end.
He admonished the public to always patronize the FRSC toll free line 122 and the National Traffic Radio 107.1 FM which are always available for all road users to report emergencies at any given time.