The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has condemned the death of two of its officers in a Friday accident involving their patrol van and a speeding truck along the Ikot-Ikpene-Aba route.
In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Mr Bisi Kazeem said the crash was caused by the driver of a DAF articulated truck who lost control and collided with the patrol van while attempting to avoid a pothole on the road.
“According to preliminary investigation, the fatal crash involved FRSC Patrol Vehicle and a white coloured truck.
“The road crash affected a total of eight male adults, out of which two sustained severe injuries, two were killed while the remaining four 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,” he said.
Kazeem quoted the Acting Corps Marshal FRSC Dauda Biu as decrying the incessant knock down and crushing of patrol operatives by motorists.
The FRSC boss said that the killing of the two officers was part of the recklessness of some drivers who have continuously violated the legally prescribed speed limit.
Biu pledged the resolve of the Corps to apprehend perpetrators of the deadly act and make them to face the full wrath of the law.
The FRSC boss conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the staff who lost their lives in active service.
“(We advise motorists) to desist from such act by complying with acceptable road safety regulations, as the Corps will not spare anyone engaged in this deadly act of recklessness on the road, “he said.
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