After fatal crash, Bauchi community gets FRSC unit command

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has ordered an immediate establishment of the corps unit command with necessary operational facilities at Gamawa, Bauchi State, some distance to an accident spot early Friday.

This is coming hours after a fatal accident was recorded at Udubo community in which 25 people died including five children.

A statement on Friday by the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said the establishment of the new unit command was to ensure safe road use culture among motorists and other road users operating in the area.

This is to “to tackle all incidences relating to abuse of traffic rules as well as entrench safety along that route, specifically, to curtail excesses of erring drivers.”

Giving some details about the accident, statement recalled, “The fatal lone crash involved an ash colour commercial Toyota Hummer Bus with registration number JMA 59 XA, conveying 24 people plying through Hadeja-Potiskum route which lost control and collided into 11 other victims who were seated underneath a tree in Udubo town.

“From the crash investigation report, a total of 35 people were involved, out of which 10 victims all male adults sustained different injuries, and 25 victims comprising of nine male adults, 11 female adults, two male children and three female children were killed.

“Specifically, 24 of the killed persons were onboard the vehicle while the remaining 1 victim was amongst the 11 people seated underneath the tree.

“The crash occured as a result of overloading, excessive speed and tyre burst which led to loss of control leading to the fatalities recorded.”

According to the statement, the FRSC boss, Biu, commiserates with the families of the deceased and wish those injured quick recovery.

He called for caution among motorists especially during this Ramadan.