₦airaland Forum

Tragedy struck Friday afternoon on the failed Calabar-Itu federal highway as 17 persons were crushed to death in a fatal crash involving a containerized trailer and a commercial bus.

Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the accident occurred when a 40-foot trailer veered off its lane, crushing a 16-seater bus travelling from Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to Calabar.

The eyewitness, identified simply as Emmanuel, said the trailer landed directly on the bus, killing all 17 occupants, 16 passengers and the driver, on the spot.

“There were no survivors. The trailer completely smashed the bus. It was a horrific scene,” Emmanuel recounted.

He blamed the accident on the deplorable condition of the Calabar-Itu highway, which he said has been undergoing repairs for more than 15 years without any meaningful progress.

As of the time of filing this report, the corpses of the victims had been evacuated to an undisclosed mortuary by community youths and concerned individuals.

Efforts to reach officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the police in Calabar for comments were unsuccessful, as neither agency was willing to speak on the incident.

lokito:
That road is a terrible road, talking from experience. All our leaders are interested in now is 2027 elections. Too bad

madridguy:
This is a very sad story. May God comfort their families.

The FG still remains the biggest enablers of this madness. Nigeria truck drivers are the most heartless human on the highway. They drive and do anyhow at the high way without the consideration of other road users.

The day the FG start holding them responsible with heavy fine I believe all this will stop. They will intentionally caused accident, escape from the scene knowing their company's insurance will pay for the goods only and leave the victims families in sorrow without a kobo compensation.

And that woman scooping the victims blood is for what exactly?

abayomi27:
The way these trucks dey overspeed for road ehn, you will believe they have spared lives at home. Now he killed a whole 17 lives chai

Rest in peace guys

givedemwotowoto:
Tilumubu left all these ones and his priority was Coastal Highway of Fraud

ComeToJesus:
May their souls rest in peace. Human lives has lost meaning in Nigeria.

The bus just left the state of the man who said he is decamping from PDP to APC because he wants alignment with the centre. The centre that couldn't fix the road even when the state was aligned to the centre under PDP.

Bus was heading to Cross River, a state that had aligned with the centre under the incompetent Ayade, yet the road has been a death trap for over 10 years.