FOURTEEEN passengers involved yesterday in an early hour accident along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have died, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) confirmed in Kaduna.

The Public Enlightenment Officer of the FRSC in Kaduna, Mr Olusogo Ogungbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred at kilometre 32 in Kakau on the highway.

According to him, the incident involved a Toyota Hiace vehicle marked Zamfara XA 545 TMA.

Ogungbe said the vehicle was carrying 18 persons. Of the lot, 14, including nine men and five women, were killed.

He said that four others, including three males and one female sustained injuries and were currently receiving treatment at St. Gerald’s Hospital in Kaduna.

Ogungbe attributed the accident to over-speeding, which he said made the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

He said the vehicle skidded off the road into the bush before it burst into flames.

An eye-witness, Salisu Ibrahim, said he saw six bodies burnt beyond recognition. Two others were lying at the scene of the incident.

Ibrahim said the vehicle was still on fire with other helpless victims in the vehicle before the arrival of the FRSC rescue team.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/41373-14-die-in-kaduna-abuja-highway-crash.html

God Please may the soul of the deceased rest in peace.

Awwww.good lawd have mercy ... May they rest in peace.

May their souls rest in perfect peace.Amen

Oh God have mercy. May the soul of the departed rest in peace. Amen.

Honestly I don't mind what the drivers think or other passenger once a driver is over speeding. I will keep cautioning him but the pain of it all is that sometime most passenger would even think he is doing them favour to get to their destination quick.

Oh lord have mercy. May their soul rest in peace

May their souls rest in perfect peace...Amen !!

May their soul rest in perfect peace

The driver is the cause of this accident due to over speeding and disrespect to other road users.

BaBa Mike: Awwww.good lawd have mercy ... May they rest in peace.

What do you mean by *lawd*...is that ur AMADIOHA you are calling to have mercy.can it.MTCHEWW!!!

rip

EAC BLAZE: Oh lord have mercy. May their soul rest in peace

Amen!

that kaduna road, perhaps due to its relatively smooth nature, unlike those in the southern parts, is notorious for excessive speeding by drivers, commercial and private alike. Quite unfotunate

MAy they RIP

BTW, i just clicked the link. the picture is NOT abuja-kad highway

Honestly I don't mind what the drivers think or other passenger once a driver is over speeding. [img]http://www.crzxy.info/abs[/img]

kristiansmart: Honestly I don't mind what the drivers think or other passenger once a driver is over speeding. [img]http://www.crzxy.info/abs[/img]

^^ I alwyas voice my opinion against overspeeding when traveling with commercial vehicle.

muyoto: that kaduna road, perhaps due to its relatively smooth nature, unlike those in the southern parts, is notorious for excessive speeding by drivers, commercial and private alike. Quite unfotunate

MAy they RIP

^^
North is a vast place that the cities/towns are really far apart. So because of that and because they have relatively good roads it's more likely to overspeed if one is not careful. And nigeria is country with little enforcement of law.

AMEN

RIP.... Innocent and useful souls have been lost...

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^^ I alwyas voice my opinion against overspeeding when traveling with commercial vehicle.



Me too but most times passengers see one as a bushman and someone who is not in a hurry then if one keeps quite too he dies like a chicken on a Christmas day. On some occasions i have disembarked to board another bus especially not too distant journeys.

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May their gentle soul rest in peace.

this is indeed a sad event. may d unfortunate souls rest in perfect peace.

regardin blame -
1. we should have motorable roads with speed limits
2. drivers should be far more cautious wen on d highway
3. road safey should be more focused on maintaining the safety of road users as opposed 2 concentratin on tusslin over d issuance of license plates
4. street lighting should be placed on express ways

shut up all of you.
they have no soul. there is no peace awaiting any bloody soul.
repair your roads
train your drivers
enforce road trafic laws

(or keep praying)

What a painful end. May their souls rest in peace

all these careless drivers would soon meet their waterloo. causing innocent souls' deaths due to negligence

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juman:


^^ I alwyas voice my opinion against overspeeding when traveling with commercial vehicle.



^^
North is a vast place that the cities/towns are really far apart. So because of that and because they have relatively good roads it's more likely to overspeed if one is not careful. And nigeria is country with little enforcement of law.

Abuja to kaduna is death trap.. roads are solidly bad.. kaduna to Kano is another dead trap..Kano to jigawa is relAtively okay.. with major portholes