Multiple feared dead as cement truck crashes on Karu bridge in Abuja

Tragedy struck connected Karu Bridge successful Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory erstwhile a heavy-duty motortruck carrying cement mislaid power and rammed into aggregate vehicles, leaving respective feared dormant and galore others injured.

Eyewitnesses astatine the country said the truck, which was descending the steep Kugbo hill, suffered brake nonaccomplishment and plowed into oncoming traffic. The interaction crushed respective vehicles, trapping occupants and drafting contiguous interest from passersby and commuters.

“The operator of the ill-fated motortruck reportedly took to his heels successful an effort to escape, fearing mob onslaught owed to the severity of the crash,” a witnesser told reporters. “But helium was caught by commercialized motorcyclists adjacent the Karu Roundabout earlier helium could flee.”

Emergency responders, including unit from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), arrived soon aft to negociate the chaotic scene, evacuate victims, and reconstruct order. The incidental caused a monolithic postulation gridlock successful the area, arsenic sympathisers and onlookers crowded the bridge.

Though the fig of casualties could not beryllium independently confirmed arsenic of property time, aggregate sources indicated that the decease toll whitethorn beryllium significant, fixed the grade of the damage.

This latest calamity comes connected the heels of a akin mishap connected the aforesaid span involving a Dangote trailer powered by compressed earthy state (CNG), which besides experienced brake nonaccomplishment and led to aggregate fatalities.