Friday, July 10, 2026

Cross River: Guests attending funeral killed in road crash

He said the crash involved a Mercedes Benz Tipper conveying 31 passengers to a burial ceremony.

• April 15, 2023
Road crash
Road crash used to illustrate the story

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River has confirmed that five persons died and 24 others were injured in an auto crash in the Ogoja Local Government Area of the state.

The sector commander, Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Saturday in Calabar.

Mr Hassan said the crash occurred around 12:41 p.m. on Saturday in the Abakpa community in the local government area.

He said the crash involved a Mercedes Benz Tipper conveying 31 passengers to a burial ceremony.

According to the sector commander, the driver lost control of the vehicle when it had a burst tyre.

“Among the victims were 29 male adults, one female adult and one female child.

“Out of the 31 passengers, 24 male adults got injured, two passengers were not injured, that is one female adult and one female child, while five male adults lost their lives in the crash.

“Three corpses were taken to the mortuary while those injured were taken to the General Hospital Ogoja by FRSC officials.

“The other two corpses were retrieved by their relatives at the scene of the accident,” he said.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Officer searching civilian’s phone

Rights

Police officers searching civilians’ phones without court warrant is criminal: CP

“No personnel of this command has the legal authority to search the mobile phone of any citizen on the road without a court warrant,” said the CP.

Governor Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa

States

Adamawa govt warns against defacing public infrastructure with campaign posters

The Adamawa government says the conviction and N3 million fine imposed on an ADC governorship aspirant signal stricter enforcement of laws against defacing public infrastructure.

Nigeria Oil and Gas Energy Week in Abuja

Economy

Oil, gas operators push technology adoption, skills development to boost growth

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry have called for increased adoption of new technologies and sustained investment.

FCT

Abuja

Julius Berger to maintain remodelled Abuja City Gate for sustainability: Wike

FCT minister Nyesom Wike says the FCT Administration would sign a memorandum of understanding with Julius Berger for the maintenance of the remodelled Abuja City Gate.

Education minister Tunji Alausa and director-general of NIMC, Bisoye Coker-Odusote

Education

Education ministry, NIMC to provide digital identity to 80 million Nigerian learners

Mr Alausa said a credible national identity system was essential for effective governance, quality education and sustainable economic growth.

TRAIN

Abuja

NRC targets better rail services through reviewed SOP

NRC has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing efficiency and delivering improved services by institutionalising robust standard operating procedures.