Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has directed sector commanders to immediately form a joint task force to conduct special patrol operations to seize trailers and trucks transporting humans and animals and prosecute the erring drivers.
In a statement issued on Sunday, December 10, the FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, said the decision was issued in response to the loss of 18 people in a crash involving 65 people that occurred about 05:20 a.m. on Sunday along the Abuja-Kaduna motorway. On Sunday, a road accident along the motorway in Audu Jhangon hamlet injured 27 people with varied degrees of severity.
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“The crash occurred when a DAF trailer with registration number KUJ 430XC overloaded with goods and humans lost control and fell into a ditch. The latest incident is a sequel to an unfortunate auto crash that similarly claimed 18 lives in Niger State. Preliminary investigations into the two crashes and others revealed the following: the fatal crashes involved trailers carrying humans and animals, and the vehicles involved embarked on a night journey.” Biu said.
The statement further reads; “The Corps Marshal has directed Sector Commanders to immediately set up the joint task force that will impound and prosecute trailers and trucks carrying humans and animals. The Corps Marshal also directed that a mobile court should be set up for immediate prosecution of traffic offenders upon the immediate commencement of this operation.” the statement read.
