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Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by mailtimi(m): 10:36am On Oct 25, 2018 |
One of the survivors of the Young Shall Grow Motors accident that occurred as Ajese in Ogun State, has revealed that the driver drank and smoked excessively before the accident that killed 10 of the passengers happened. According to a report by Punch Metro, the driver also threatened to deal with the passengers that cautioned him while driving recklessly. Some of the passengers allegedly called the telephone number of Young Shall Grow to complain about the driver’s recklessness, and the company reportedly promised to address the issue. It was gathered that when the passengers called back, the phone rang out several times before it was switched off until tragedy struck. The bus driver was said to have rammed into a stationary truck around 5.30am on Monday, killing nine persons on the spot, while the 10th victim died in a hospital. One of the survivors, Godwin Ikechukwu, said the passengers left the Enugu park without any premonition that danger was ahead. He said, “We left Enugu in the night. Our bus was the third to leave the terminal. About 10 minutes after we left, the driver started driving recklessly and everybody on the bus were alarmed, telling him to slow down. The man did not listen to any of us; nobody was comfortable. Ikechukwu said when the vehicle got to a police checkpoint, one of the females on the bus alerted the policemen, who ignored her. “She waved at the policemen to stop the bus, but the officers did not listen maybe because they did not understand what she was saying. Subsequently, whenever we approached any other checkpoint, the driver raced past them and refused to stop, The woman, who was injured in the hand, said, “I shouted, ‘Oga help us, help us talk to the driver,’ but they did not do anything.” Another passenger said the driver threatened them for trying to report him to the police. “After the woman tried to call the police, he asked us to identify the people on the bus who were against him. We told him nobody was against him and that we only asked him to reduce his speed. He said we should not allow him to do what was in his mind. We told him to reduce his speed or park, but he ignored us. He was under the influence. she said. An official of the transport company contacted on Wednesday declined comment. He said: “What is a journalist doing on my phone? Go to the scene and ask for what you need. Thank you.” SOURCE: https://naijalog.com/young-shall-grow-bus-driver-drank-smoked-before-the-accident-survivor-recounts-ordeal/ |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Olalan(m): 10:45am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Most accidents are due to human error...... RIP to the dead 37 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by NwaAmaikpe: 11:15am On Oct 25, 2018 |
The painful thing about such accidents is that no one will even refund you the money you spent on the ticket. 21 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Babastag(m): 11:15am On Oct 25, 2018 |
And they did not drop ASAP 9 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by MetroBaba1(m): 11:16am On Oct 25, 2018 |
NwaAmaikpe: Fowl 71 Likes
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Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by ipobarethieves: 11:16am On Oct 25, 2018 |
pity! if nah soldiers mount road block,who born d driver to speed off @ their zigzag road block .When it cum to security, our police are so pathetic/ dumb.Ipob and sapele wota sha 11 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by jumpandpas(m): 11:16am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Hmmm young shall grow again. I remember the year 2000 I had accident in young shall grow bus and 28 people died on the spot. 9 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Nobody: 11:16am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Most Drivers, and agberos like taking drugs drinking a lot. 1 Like |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Nobody: 11:17am On Oct 25, 2018 |
The driver must be an agent from the underworld. RIP to the accompanied souls 8 Likes
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Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by abmethod: 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Rip to the dead.. like for Atiku share for Buhari 10 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by yjgm(m): 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Can you imagine. But the passengers too should always ensure they observe and know the true state of these drivers before allowing them drive them. |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Zabilon007(m): 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Guapismo: 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
These drivers make a lot of money daily, but the drinks and smokes and other useless things they buy make them look tattered and poor 7 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by lekanolaolu: 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
It is well o.. |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by wulavey: 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
i dont like that line at all. they are not competent like ABC 1 Like |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by seglad2(m): 11:18am On Oct 25, 2018 |
90% off accident are caused by driving the vehicle. dont drive while drunk 3 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by matrixA(m): 11:22am On Oct 25, 2018 |
NwaAmaikpe:werey leleyi sha 9 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Lexusgs430: 11:22am On Oct 25, 2018 |
The passengers should have alighted from the bus ........ 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by NOC1(m): 11:22am On Oct 25, 2018 |
NwaAmaikpe: This guy is the clown of the forum 6 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Eledan: 11:22am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Really sad! In such a situation, just disembark during the next stop. |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Nobody: 11:23am On Oct 25, 2018 |
One of the men should have gone there to forcefully stop the car... God was showing you guys signal but you took it for granted by making yeye call when your lives is the one at stake here. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Gboy101: 11:23am On Oct 25, 2018 |
do people still enter Young shall grow buses? their accident rate is alarming this period. what are the federal road safety doing concerning young shall grow? and who will pay for the deaths of 9 people and those injured in this dastardly act. someone needs to be held responsible. ... not until we dissolved this country things like this will keep repeating itself. all drivers should be sent for medical test, from drugs, alcohol and fitness. until then we will keep hearing things like this. god is good is still the best transport service in Nigeria. I am not doing ads for them. but its the fact. why people are boycotting them is that they are expensive to travel. lastly. the Nigeria police have a long way to go. the worst police in the world under idris abubarker a Muslim extremist is a shame and need to be used as study in university worldwide of a failed police force. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by vivaciousvivi(f): 11:23am On Oct 25, 2018 |
We don't know our rights in this country I swear. The survivors should band up and get a tort Lawyer. Sue the company as a Group. They also need to keep evidence of the calls made to the company that night. PS: Seun pls sort this Error 502 gateway issue once and for all na 25 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by remzor(m): 11:24am On Oct 25, 2018 |
Wish something had told one of them to alight when the bus stopped n never to board it again. He wouldn’t have known what God had done. May God continue to protect us. Amen. Rip to the dead 3 Likes |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Afamed: 11:24am On Oct 25, 2018 |
NwaAmaikpe:Typical of you. No one is surprised. |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by mistercardinal(m): 11:25am On Oct 25, 2018 |
This is terrible.... Chief Vincent Obianodo should fish out the driver and hand him over to the police where he'll be tried for deliberately murder 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by okenwaa(m): 11:26am On Oct 25, 2018 |
It's a pity shaa.. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by DonHummer(m): 11:27am On Oct 25, 2018 |
RIp to the dead |
Re: Young Shall Grow Bus Driver Drank & Smoked Before Accident – Survivor Recounts by Godyke(m): 11:27am On Oct 25, 2018 |
yjgm: Imagine what you are saying. How can you know the true state of a driver when he is neither your husband or your employee. You hardly know or see who the real driver is until e few minute before take off time. This is solely the responsibility of the bus company safety unit to decide. 21 Likes |
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