A tragic accident along the Abuja–Kaduna Expressway
has claimed the lives of two prospective corps members, a driver, and a baby
after a commercial bus veered off the road and plunged into a bridge on
Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
The crash occurred at about 6:50 a.m. at Dadin-Kowa
village in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The Hummer bus, which was
conveying 18 passengers from Lagos to Kano, reportedly lost control before
skidding off the highway.
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin,
confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. He revealed that 13 of the
passengers were prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members heading
to Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Katsina, and Kano for their orientation programmes.
According to him, two corps members—a male and a
female—were among those confirmed dead, along with the driver and an infant
belonging to one of the injured female passengers.
“A team of policemen quickly moved to the scene… It
was discovered that 13 out of the 18 passengers were prospective corps
members,” the statement read. “Two corps members, the driver, and a baby were
confirmed dead.”
Eleven surviving corps members were immediately moved
to Abuja by the NYSC Director for medical treatment.
Five additional passengers with varying degrees of
injuries were taken to Umaru Yar’Adua Hospital in Tafa. Four have since been
discharged, while one remains under observation.
Hundeyin added that an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the crash is underway.
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