Pregnant Woman, Others Escape Death In An Auto Crash In Kaduna

Four persons, including a pregnant woman, escaped death on Friday after a commercial bus ran into a drainage in Kaduna, due to over speeding.

The commercial bus was said to have conveyed passengers, including a pregnant woman from the Kaduna Central market, but lost control as it approached the popular Peugeot traffic junction, by the Television Garage, Kaduna.

According to DAILY POST, a police traffic officer, identified as Sergeant Thomas Akuna, he said he had witnessed the incident.

He said, “I watched carefully as the bus was coming with full speed from Kaduna north, and was going towards Gonin Gora in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. All of a sudden, I heard a loud sound.” Thomas said

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Also speaking, a passenger, Mrs. Rhoda Aligema, said, “The way the driver was speeding, I kept telling him to reduce his speed. Even one of the back seat passengers told him to stop for him to come down if he continued with the speed, but the driver didn’t listen.

“Well, I thank God for sparing my life. I am so happy that I have no bruise. May the name of God be glorified.” She played

It was reported that only two people sustained minor injuries.

Officials of Kaduna State Traffic and Environmental Law Enforcement ( KASTLEA) who were at the scene were already making efforts to convey the injured to a nearby hospital.