No fewer than 14 people have been hospitalized after a trailer conveying people and cows, on Thursday night fell off the overhead bridge near Secretariat Junction in Jos, Plateau State capital.
According to eyewitnesses, the truck loaded with human beings and cows heading to Lagos from Adamawa State was travelling on the bridge when it suddenly lost control and plummeted to the ground below.
It was learnt that the impact of the crash was severe as it caused multiple injuries and extensive damage to the vehicle.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but authorities suspect that speeding and reckless driving may have contributed to the crash.
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The Sector Commander for the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Mr Maxwell Lede, confirmed the crash in a preliminary report he released on Friday.
According to him, Muhammad Mandir Yusuf, the driver of the articulated vehicle with registration number NSK523ZY, was carrying 32 people together with cows when the incident occurred.
The Sector Commander noted that although no death was recorded during the accident, emergency responders had arrived at the scene and transported the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
“A road traffic crash involving an articulated vehicle (trailer) loaded with humans and animals (cows) has occurred at the Secretariat Junction of Jos Metropolis. No death was recorded.
“However, 14 people were rescued to hospitals with various degrees of injury.
“The crash has affected traffic flow on the outward service lane that connects the Secretariat to the express, while the left lane connecting the roundabout under the flyover is partially affected, thereby narrowing the lane.
“Traffic on that section of the road is obstructed to traffic flow and temporarily closed.
“While all vehicles coming from the Secretariat use the left lane only to connect the roundabout.
“Men of the FRSC and NPF are right on the ground, managing traffic situations to avoid secondary crashes and traffic gridlock, while frantic efforts are on towards total clearance of the obstruction. So far, there is no cause for alarm.
“Rescue was done by the FRSC ambulance rescue team and emergency response services in collaboration with NPF.
“The victims were taken to Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Bingham University Teaching Hospital, and JUTH, respectively, for treatment,” the Sector Commander stated.
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