7 passengers injured as bus crashes on Abuja-Lokoja road

Seven passengers sustained injuries after an 18-seater bus with registration number, ANC 481 XA, crashed in Kwaita village on the Abuja-Lokoja highway on Tuesday.

A witness said that the driver lost control of the bus after a tyre burst and crashed into a ditch, adding that men of the FRSC rushed the victims to the hospital.

An official of the Yangoji Unit of FRSC who was part of the rescue but preferred anonymity, confirmed the accident and attributed the accident to speed limit violation and loss of control.