No less than seven people were killed in a lonely accident that involved a truck loaded with cement bags along Katsina-Ala-Zaki Biam Road in the state of Benue.
According to the reports, the accident, which occurred during the weekend, left some occupants of the truck with different degrees of injuries.
“The cement truck with approximately 600 cement bags was at maximum speed while heading towards Zaki Biam when the driver hit a bump and lost control. The vehicle fell, leaving seven people dead and other wounds.
“In fact, it was the rapid intervention of the locals that saved the life of six of the occupants of the truck that suffered wounds, although two others escaped unharmed,” said an eyewitness.
While confirming the accident, the commander of the state sector of the Federal Security Corps of the road, FRSC, Steve Ayodele, said: “The accident occurred along Katsina Ala-Zaki Biam Road around 11 am on Saturday, and involved 15 people, seven were killed, six injured and two without injuries.”
The commander of the sector also confirmed that the debris of the unfortunate truck had been removed from the road to allow traffic free flow.