PHOTOS: 15 Injured In Abuja-Kaduna Expressway Fatal Crash

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PHOTOS: 15 Injured In Abuja-Kaduna Expressway Fatal Crash

About 15 persons have been confirmed seriously wounded on Monday, following an auto crash involving two commercial vehicles along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

The accident, which took place in Barde community in Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State, about 70 kilometres to Abuja, involved a Plateau Riders Sharon commercial vehicle with registration No. LGT 440 XA, which was coming from Jabi in Abuja; and OPEL vehicle with registration No. ER 720 ABJ, coming from Jos.

Although the details of the crash were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, our correspondent learnt that it was caused by one of the vehicles which was trying to avoid a pothole.

Some of the passengers sustained seriously injuries in their hands and legs, while others had bleeding noses.

The driver of the Plateau Riders commercial vehicle, Mohammed Mukaila, told The PUNCH that the driver coming from the opposite direction was avoiding a pothole, even while on a high speed.

“We were coming from Abuja; just after the checkpoint, the driver of the OPEL coming from Jos left his lane and decided to come to my lane.

“He was struggling with the steering and it was obvious that he was on speed and trying to avoid a pothole.

“We thank God that nobody died, but people were seriously injured,” he stated.

See the photographs, by FRIDAY OLOKOR:

PUNCH


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