Truck Driver Kills Two FRSC Officers In Akwa-Ibom

A DAF truck driver yesterday killed two on-duty officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (@FRSCNigeria) on the Ikot-Ikpene-Aba Road. A statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, attributed the crash to overspeeding by the driver.

The statement reads in part, “The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has decried the incessant knockdown/ crushing of patrol operatives as a result of the recklessness of some drivers who have continuously violated the legally prescribed speed limit.

It reads further, “The crash occurred as a result of excessive speed indulged by the driver of a DAF articulated truck while trying to dodge a pothole along the axis.

“According to preliminary investigation, the fatal crash involved FRSC Patrol Vehicle and a white colored truck. The road crash affected a total of 8 male adults, out of which 2 sustained severe injuries,  2 were killed, while the remaining 4 passengers were rescued without any injuries.

“The injured persons have been taken to Ikot Ekpene General Hospital and the dead deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital respectively,” the statement added.