How 8 ‎UNIJOS Students Perished In Horror Crash While Returning From A Night Outing

The students were reportedly returning from a night outing around 2 am in two hired buses when, in the Zaria Road Stadium area, a trailer travelling at high speed apparently suffered brake failure and rammed into one of the buses.

The impact caused the bus driver to lose control, sending the vehicle crashing into an electric pole just before the Farin Gada bridge.

A survivor recounted: “The collision tore the bus apart, k!lling eight occupants instantly before emergency responders later arrived to evacuate the bodies and rushed the two to a nearby hospital.

“We were sitting at the back, so the force didn’t hit us as badly. Immediately, the trailer struck us, and the bus started shaking. Before anyone could react, we hit the electric pole. The whole bus just broke apart.

“We were heading home after a night out in two buses around 2am when the tragic incident happened. It was so sudden. We didn’t even see the trailer. After the hit, everyone was shouting, then the crash happened.” ‎

The Plateau State Police spokesman, DSP Alabo Alfred, was not immediately available to confirm the incident, but a senior police officer said a manhunt has been launched for the trailer driver who fled the scene following the accident.