From Fred Itua, Abuja
No fewer than three persons yesterday lost their lives while six others sustained injuries after two vehicles collided along Abuja -Kaduna highway.
Multiple eyewitnesses told newsmen that the incident happened at Mararaban Ida village on Saturday morning.
According to he sources, the accident involved a Toyota Highlander with registration number KWL 198 KA and a Volkswagen golf with registration number MKA 89 ZY.
One of the eyewitnesses said that the driver of the Highlander, which was coming on top speed from the Kaduna axis dangerously overtook a vehicle and collided with the Golf car coming the Abuja axis.
He said: “The golf driver was coming from Abuja axis fully loaded with orange and other fruits heading to Gidan Abe village, when the Highlander jeep coming on speed over at a sharp bend after the diversion collided with the golf.
According to the eyewitness, two corpses from the golf car were lying by the roadside.
Some Road Safety officials were also seen struggling to remove the driver who was trapped inside the car.
The seven injured victims were taken to the General Hospital in Sabon Wuse.
An FRSC official, who was involved in the rescue operation, said that the three corpses had been handed over to relatives of the deceased after they identified their corpses at the scene.