Ah, my people! Na serious matter wey dey happen for Gombe and Plateau states as road accidents don claim 19 lives within just 24 hours. Wetin happen? E be like say people wey dey drive no dey take am easy this festive season. Na wetin we go talk today, make we gist well well.
For Kaltungo Cham road, story don show say nine people don die after trailer jam Sharon bus. This wahala happen for Kaluwa community. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirm say na 18 people dey involved for this accident wey happen around 8:30 a.m. Nine waka go meet their maker, five manage carry wound, while four people escape without any scratches. E pain me, my people!
Mr. Samson Kaura, wey be the Gombe State Sector Commander for FRSC, talk say the trailer dey descend slope like say na wind dey push am. Driver no fit control am again, bam! E ram Sharon bus from behind, and na there trouble start. Kaura even warn all drivers make dem dey cautious especially on steep roads, and say make dem check dem motors well before dem travel this season. Wetin we go call am? Common sense!
But make I no stop there, because wetin be that? Just a few hours after, another accident don happen for Jos Bauchi Road. This one come gather 10 lives instantly. E happen just after military checkpoint around 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday. Na wah! Mr. Peter Y. Longsan, the Plateau State Public Education Officer, fit confirm say na four vehicles dey involved including two trailers and two mini buses. 19 people dey involved for this one, and 10 adult males go meet their ancestors sharp sharp.
Longsan sha talk say dem don carry 8 corpses go Plateau State Specialist Hospital and Bingham University Teaching Hospital morgues. Two bodies come dey released to National Union of Road Transport Workers for burial. Wetin people dey do for road wey go cause this kain wahala? Excessive speed and reckless driving na wetin wey dem don find out as the main cause. The family don loss, but wetin more? FRSC dey carry out investigation for this one too.
Dem still dey advise people make dem avoid night journeys, shun dangerous driving, and always put safety first. Just 12 days after nine University of Jos students waka go collect their death for Zaria Road, now dis one again? E be like say road safety for Naija don turn bad news o!
As if wan come add pepper onto the already hot soup, one report come from Jigawa state say tyre burst don cause wahala wey kill 11 and leave 9 people injured. The accident happen for Bagewu village on December 25th, and police don confirm say na red Golf 3 wey carry many passengers and the driver lose control when tyre burst. Eleven people die for spot and the rest dey receive treatment for hospital.
Police don warn say anybody wey dey speed and overload dem vehicles go face judgement. Make we no forget say na our safety dey matter pass. So, my people, make we dey drive carefully, because we no wan hear stories wey go make our belle dey pain us.
See e, as Christmas dey come, make we shine our eyes because the road no be friends with careless driving. Be careful, no let careless attitude carry you go grave. Na here I go end this gist today. Stay safe, my people!
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