Multiple motor crash in Abuja/Keffi Expressway has killed three people and left nine with various degrees of injuries.
According to Punch Reports, the accident happened around 9 p.m. on Friday, September 1, and no fewer than 11 vehicles were involved in the multiple crashes.
An eyewitness who is commercial driver in the area, Tobi Adebayo told Punch Reporter that the accident was caused by a heavy-duty truck that lost control, he added that the driver of the truck fled from the scene immediately after the incident.
Adebayo said, “A trailer going towards Keffi lost control and rammed into a vehicle that also rammed into another, and it kept happening like that. About 11 vehicles were involved in the accidents.
“12 people were rushed to the hospital out of which three have died. The remaining nine are still in the hospital receiving treatment. The driver of the trailer managed to escape from the scene and ran away. ”
The incident was confirmed by the FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh.
She said, “We received a distress call and our men immediately rushed to the scene. They rushed the victims to the hospital where the doctors certified three dead.
“Nine are currently receiving treatment. Efforts are ongoing to contact the families of the victims and to arrest the driver of the trailer.”
