Kasim Sumaina in Abuja
The Corps Marshal, Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC), Mr. Dauda Ali Biu, has mandated sector commanders to strengthen enforcement and advocacy campaigns nationwide.
Biu mentioned that the order was in step with the imperatives of cautioning trailers in opposition to conveying human beings on high of products of their automobiles.
The corps marshal acknowledged this whereas reacting to the avoidable street visitors crash that occurred on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on March 18, 2024.
The crash which concerned a DAF Trailer, he mentioned occured because of extreme velocity, Overloading and fatigue. “This made the motive force to lose management of the wheels thereby crashing right into a ditch alongside the route.”
Report from the crash additionally revealed that it occurred at precisely 10.30 hours and concerned a complete of 172 folks all male adults. Sadly, 10 victims had been killed whereas 48 victims had been rescued with completely different levels of accidents.
A press release issued yesterday by Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Training Officer, FRSC, Mr. Jonas Agwu, famous that “on the power of the rising spate of this dangerous street use behaviour, the corps marshal has directed commanding officers to begin with speedy impact, consequence oriented patrol operations, in addition to organise sufficient cellular court docket operations alone essential corridors.
“FRSC rescue crew, nevertheless, have concluded evacuation of the injured victims to Saint Anthony and Umaru Musa Yar Adua hospitals whereas the killed passengers had been deposited on the morgue of the aforementioned hospitals as effectively.
“Efforts are nonetheless ongoing by FRSC’s operatives to comply with up on the injured victims within the hospitals to make sure they obtain crucial medical consideration.”