School bus accident kills 2 kids, injures 98 others in Jos
- Tragedy struck in Jos as two kids died and 98 injured in an auto accident involving their school bus on Monday, March 5
- The bus was said to be conveying 100 children and seven members of staff of Our Lady of Fatima School, Kuru
- A girl and a boy were said to have died on the spot while those injured have been taken to the hospital
Two pupils of Our Lady of Fatima School, Kuru, near Jos in Plateau state, lost their lives while 98 people got injured in an accident involving their school bus on Monday, March 5, NAN reports.
Legit.ng gathered that the official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the site of the incident, told newsmen that the early morning accident, which occurred around Mararaba-Jama’a road, was as a result of brake failure.
The official, who pleaded anonymity, said: “A total of 100 children and seven staff were in the bus; two children were killed instantly, while those injured have been taken to hospitals."
According to the official, one boy and one girl lost their lives. He added that 18 kids were taken to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Jos, 76 to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos while four others were rushed to Bukuru Specialist Hospital.
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Governor Simon Lalong has visited some of the injured children taken to Plateau Specialist Hospital. The governor, who visited the children on their individual beds, spoke to them in whispers, urging them to be strong.
The state commissioner for information and communication, Yakub Dati, stated that the governor had promised to pay the medical bills of those involved in the accident.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that no fewer than 18 people died in an accident involving a tipper and a J5 bus on Gumel-Gugunju road in Gumel local government area of Jigawa state.
The sector commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in the state, Angus Ibezim, disclosed this in Dutse on Saturday, July 29, 2017.
Ibezim said that the driver of the tipper with registration number XY 744 GRK abandoned the vehicle on the road after it had broken down.
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