FRSC confirms 21 dead in Zaria-Kaduna crash
The Federal Boulevard Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed a crammed with 21 folk—comprising 19 male adults and 2 female adults—tiring out of 24 of us fascinated a pair of tragic toll road traffic fracture that happened at about 0820HRS on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at Kasuwar Dogo Dakatsale, alongside the Zaria-Kano cramped-get entry to toll road.
In accordance to the FRSC, 3 were rescued with injuries within the fracture, which concerned a heavy-accountability DAF truck and a commercial Toyota Hiace passenger bus.
In accordance to FRSC Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Training Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, preliminary investigations by the FRSC rescue and fracture investigation team printed that the fracture used to be induced by route violation on the fragment of the commercial Toyota Hiace bus driver, who contravened established traffic regulations and drove against traffic drift, ensuing in a fatal head-on collision with the oncoming truck.
“Regrettably, out of the 24 of us fascinated relating to the fracture, a crammed with 21 folk—comprising 19 male adults and 2 female adults—were killed within the fracture, whereas the closing 3 were rescued with injuries.
“As on the time of this file, the remains of the victims had been deposited at Nasarawa Neatly being facility in Kano, whereas FRSC rescue teams labored with other emergency responders to trip the toll road and restore identical outdated traffic drift.
“The Corps Marshal, Federal Boulevard Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, expresses heartfelt condolences to the households of the deceased and assures the public that beefy investigations are ongoing into the beefy reason within the abet of the fracture.
“The FRSC as soon as extra warns all motorists, specifically truck and commercial drivers, to desist from unsafe practices such as route violations, using against traffic, dashing, and reckless overtaking, which continue to train harmless lives on Nigerian roads. Drivers are reminded that toll road traffic regulations are in dispute to guard lives and properties, and strict adherence remains the finest guarantee for safety.
“The Corps will continue its nationwide enforcement operations and public training campaigns to verify safer roads for all. We call on commuters and the motoring public to file unsafe using behaviours thru the FRSC Mobile Application, call the FRSC toll-free number 122, or file to any FRSC patrol team,” he successfully-known.
