High-Speed Crash on Abuja-Makurdi Highway Leaves Multiple Dead, Triggers Outrage

A deadly high-speed crash involving a commercial bus has claimed multiple lives along the Abuja-Makurdi Highway, leaving several others critically injured.

The ill-fated vehicle, owned by Flight Transport Company, reportedly veered off course on Thursday, resulting in a horrifying scene of devastation.

A distressing video that captures the aftermath, with lifeless bodies scattered across the road as distraught bystanders wailed in agony. Among the victims were men and women who lay motionless on the asphalt.

In the footage, an eyewitness is heard lamenting the driver’s reckless speed before the catastrophe struck.

“When this driver overtook us, I was complaining about his speed. This Flight Bus, I was complaining. Just look at it. I was complaining about the speed of this very driver,” the narrator bemoaned.

The tragedy has ignited fresh outrage among road users and concerned citizens, with many flooding social media to decry the persistent recklessness of commercial drivers. Calls for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations and accountability measures have intensified in the wake of the incident.