Five including Naval Officer dead, several injured in lone auto crash on Lambata–Suleja Road
By: Zagazola Makama
At least five people, including a naval officer, have died in a lone motor accident involving a Toyota Hummer Bus along the Lambata–Suleja road in Niger State.
Zagazola gathered that the fatal crash occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday near Gwachipe village in Gawu-Babangida area.
Sources accounts indicated that the bus, was conveying 20 passengers from Delta State to Sokoto when the driver, identified as Nafiu Bello from Silami Local Government Area of Sokoto State, lost control of the vehicle.
The bus reportedly veered off the road and somersaulted multiple times, leading to the instant death of five passengers.
Among the deceased was a naval officer, OS Yahaya Aliyu, who was attached to the Nigerian Navy Base in Sapele, Delta State.
Emergency responders evacuated the corpses to the mortuary at General Hospital Abon-Wuse, while other injured passengers were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gawu-Babangida, for treatment.