A middle-aged woman and her two children were tragically burnt to death after the commercial bus they were travelling in caught fire at Manderegi village, near Abaji, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
A witness at the scene stated that the incident involved an 18-seater commuter bus with registration number BGT 996 LG. The witness explained that the bus, which was transporting 18 passengers to Kogi State, suddenly burst into flames. As a result, 12 of the passengers sustained varying degrees of burns.
The witness further revealed that the woman and her two children were trapped inside the bus and burnt beyond recognition. Officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) evacuated the bodies and the injured passengers to a hospital in Abaji....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
Mr. Muta’ah Chorrie, the FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Monday and attributed the cause of the fire to the driver’s decision to carry a jerrican filled with fuel alongside the passengers.
“Let me tell you, this is what we have been saying that there is danger in carrying extra fuel with passengers while traveling. We have been sensitizing motorists on this but some defiant drivers still carry them,” he said.
