Dangote truck laden with cement has crushed 11 persons to death and many others severely injured in fresh tragedy in Lafia-Akwanga road in the state.
Channels Television learnt that the trailer had a brake failure at Endehu hill along the higway popularly known as “Many have gone.”
The accident which happened Sunday morning, involved a Dangote trailer loaded with cement, a Sharon car and a motorcycle.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ismaila Kugu, confirmed the development while briefing journalists in Lafia, the state capital.
He explained that the deceased comprised nine men and two women.
But an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the Dangote trailer with registration number Kano-KMC 523 YD, loaded with cement heading towards Lafia, crushed the Sharon car with registration number Nasarawa-LFA 497 ZY, killing all the nine occupants.
He further revealed that the trailer also crushed the motorcycle rider to death, while one of the occupants of the trailer also died in the accident making it 11.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased persons have been deposited at the General Hospital in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.
Barely two weeks ago, two employees of Primero and a female passenger were killed in Lagos after a Dangote truck rammed into a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) at Majidun in Ikorodu.
Over 55 other passengers were said to have sustained varying injuries while the BRT driver was allegedly unconscious and his leg decapitated.
It was gathered that the cement-laden truck had a brake failure and suddenly skidded into the BRT lane crushing an oncoming mass transit bus with registration number LSR228XS.
The BRT, it was gathered had a total of 60 passengers on board with 20 of them standing.
Announcing the death of his workers, Primero boss Fola Tinubu said there was nothing the BRT driver could do as the truck jumped from his lane and hit the bus head-on.
He said: “A Dangote truck jumped from the regular lane on to the BRT lane and hit our bus head-on. There was nothing our driver could do to prevent the accident.
“Unfortunately, we lost two of our staff and one passenger in the accident. We are working with the authorities to apprehend the truck driver.
“Right now our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the deceased and we are praying for full recovery for the injured.
“All our vehicles are fully insured and our passengers are also insured but that will not bring back the dead. I pray for God to grant the deceased souls eternal rest and we’ll continue to investigate the accident.”
.Channels TV