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Another accident under Karu bridge after death of 10 |

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has confirmed another accident on Thursday under Karu Bridge on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway.

The acting Director-General of the department, Abdulrahman Mohammed, made the confirmation in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

He said no life was lost.

Mohammed explained that the accident occurred when a truck laden with fertilizer rammed into a Toyota Hijet truck and a refuse dump truck.

He said that the officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps have towed the affected trucks away to avoid traffic built up.

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The D-G appealed to drivers to obey traffic regulations and drive with caution to stay alive.

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that a driver of a truck on Wednesday lost control around the same bridge and rammed into vehicles in a traffic jam.

The collision led to a massive explosion involving several vehicles, leading to the death of 10 persons with more than 30 injured and receiving treatment in different health facilities.


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