No fewer than seven persons were killed in a lone accident involving a truck loaded with bags of cement along the Katsina-Ala-Zaki Biam Road in Benue State.
The accident, which occurred over the weekend, reportedly left several occupants of the truck with varying degrees of injury.
According to an eyewitness, “The cement truck with about 600 bags of cement was on top speed while heading towards Zaki Biam when the driver hit a pothole and lost control. The vehicle tumbled over, leaving seven persons dead and some others injured. In fact, it was the quick intervention of the locals that saved the lives of six of the occupants of the truck who sustained injuries, though two others escaped unhurt.”
Confirming the incident, the state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Steve Ayodele, said: “The accident happened along Katsina Ala-Zaki Biam road around 11 am on Saturday, and it involved 15 people. Seven were killed, six injured, and two escaped without injury.”
He added that the debris of the ill-fated truck had been removed from the road to ensure the free flow of traffic.