The FRSC reacts to a fatal accident on Abuja road with a directive on Dangote trucks, aiming to enhance safety. Read about the new measures.
The Dangote fleet nationwide has been ordered by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to undergo an urgent reinspection and recertification.
On Thursday in Abuja, the Acting Corps Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olusegun Ogungbemide, conveyed a directive from Malam Shehu Mohammed, the Corps Marshal.
The pressing measure stems from a calamitous mishap that occurred on Wednesday along the Nyanya-Maraba highway involving a Dangote truck. The incident caused five deaths and inflicted injuries upon 14 individuals, prompting immediate action to be taken.
At 8:40 PM, an episode occurred that implicated a total of ten vehicles, among them the Dangote truck. According to the inquiry carried out regarding this incident, due to brakes malfunctioning and exceeding legally permitted speeds resulted in loss of control by the driver leading to multiple collisions with other automobiles.
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Mohammed stated that the investigation revealed brake failure as the cause of the accident involving a Dangote truck laden with cement. He added that while driving at a speed beyond the legal limit, it resulted in loss of control leading to collision.
The Corps Marshal mandated the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Office (RTSSO) to enforce safety regulations in reaction. He also demanded an instant removal of accident-induced barriers and a lawsuit against the truck operator.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that several individuals who sustained injuries were transported to different medical facilities for treatment.
Specifically, three patients received care at Nyanya General Hospital, another trio was taken to Asokoro General Hospital while nine others were admitted into the National Hospital in Abuja.
Additionally, healthcare professionals pronounced those who lost their lives and deposited their remains inside Karu General Hopital’s morturay.
Several vehicles were involved in the collision, namely an ash-colored Toyota Corolla with a license plate RSH-633-FB, a red Volkswagen Golf without registration number displayed on it.
Furthermore, there was also one black Volkswagen Golf 3 (AF160-KAC), another red Volkswagen Golf 3 having registration tag SML-199AA and finally a silver Peugeot406 tagged as YAB-307AF along with green colored Volkwagen Gold marked ABC846ZW.
Additionally included were three unregistered Bajaj Boxer motorcycles too.
Among the 19 individuals affected by the crash, injuries were incurred by 14 of them such as cuts, fractures and bruises.
Regrettably, four males and one female lost their lives due to this unfortunate incident.
