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Takalafia Traffic Crash: FRSC Warns Drivers To Desist From Conveying Passengers In Trailers And Haulage Vehicles

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Bodies of victims of the crash.
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Following the unfortunate road traffic crash that occured at Takalafia village, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has again warned drivers of trailers and other haulage vehicles to desist from conveying passengers in their vehicles due to the danger they pose to the lives of those passengers and other road users.

The crash which took place  at Takalafia village, on the Yawuri expressway, Magama Local Government of Niger State exactly 0300HRS and  involved a total of 229 people, comprising of 220 male adults, 04 female adults, and 5 male children. From that number, 206 male adults, 1 female adult and 1 male child were rescued with different degrees of injuries, while a total of 17 male adults were killed by the crash.

The crash which involved a red coloured commercial DAF Trailer with registration number SRZ446XA driven by Mr Idi Doba, was caused by speed violation which resulted to loss of control.

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The injured victims have been evacuated to Kantagora General Hospital for immediate medical attention, while the dead victims were deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital.

The Corps Marshal who was deeply saddened by the crash, lamented the incessant violation of established traffic rules and prayed for the souls of the victims to rest in peace. As at the time of making this information public, the personnel of the Corps had completed evacuation of  every obstruction caused as a result of the crash.

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