THE Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has bemoaned the tragic death of 17 persons in a road crash, including one of its emergency rescue operatives.
Mohammed expressed his condolences in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr. Olusegun Ogungbemide.
The FRSC boss, however, added that the personnel who lost his life was deployed to carry out rescue operation at the scene of the crash.
He also expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and urged motorists to make vehicle maintenance a priority and adhere to speed limits.
This, he said, would also help to prevent reoccurrence of such tragedies in the future. Mohammed recalled that the fatal multiple crash occurred as a result of excessive speed and break failure at exactly 1600hrs in Gbara area of Ogun State.
He said that the crash involved 7 vehicles in the category of a white DAF truck with registration number T14007LA, Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number AGL752YC.
A Honda saloon car bearing the registration number HET680, and a Nissan Pick up Van with registration number STF10204, were also involved in the accident.
“Others are; a Nissan Pick up Van with the following registration details STF10204 belonging to Nigeria Police Force.
” 2 Bajaj motorcycles with the registration numbers AGG448Q and PKA214WS, as well as a white DAF truck with no evidence of registration.
