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Nine persons met their demise while two others were injured in a truck accident at Piri village along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
The accident involving a Howo truck with registration number FKY 922 XB occurred at about 5:37am yesterday, October 13.
Nine of the 11 persons sitting on top of the tiles were trapped and passed on when the truck crashed into the ditch, while the two survivors were rescued by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and taken to the General Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Yakubu said some villagers joined the FRSC rescue team to remove the tiles before the trapped bodies could be recovered.
An FRSC official attached to the Yangoji Unit Command, who participated in the rescue operation, also confirmed the incident, saying all nine deceased victims were males.
The official attributed the crash to fatigue and a violation of speed limits, adding that the bodies had been deposited at the mortuary of the General Hospital, Kwali, while the injured victims were receiving treatment at the same facility.
The FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, Tijjani Iliyasu, also confirmed the accident.
He expressed concern over the practice of some passengers travelling on top of goods loaded onto trailers, warning that it exposed them to serious danger.
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