According to NAN reports that the
accident occurred on Sunday at Doka, along Abuja –Kaduna road. “Twelve medical
doctors and a driver were in an 18-seater bus travelling to Sokoto for Nigeria
Medical Association (NMA)’s annual conference and had a tyre bust due to over
speeding. “The vehicle overturned with the occupants and six of the doctors
died along with the driver while six others survived with various degrees of
injuries. “Bodies of the victim were evacuated to St. Gerard Hospital for
depositing and medical attention”.
The
Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Salisu Galadunci stated this
in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that, the accident that
claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors to over speeding.
Galadunci also noted that, over speeding
was responsible for a larger percentage of accidents on Nigerian roads. The
official advised drivers to desist from over speeding to save lives.
Meanwhile, one of the survivors, is the
Ekiti state NMA’s branch Chairman, Dr John Akinbote. He has blamed the death of
the doctors on lack of immediate medical attention. Akinbote made the claim
while speaking with journalists on his hospital bed on Monday at St. Gerard
Hospital, where other surviving doctors are currently receiving treatment.
He continued: “Those that died would have survived if we got good medical attention
from the point of the accident to the Doka General Hospital in Kaduna. “It
became even worst, when we got to Doka Hospital and there was no single doctor
to attend to us and the only nurse on duty had no first aid facilities to
administer treatment. “I am sure, if FRSC personnel that took us to Doka
Hospital and the nurse on duty had medical facilities to give first aid
treatment, our doctors and driver wouldn’t have died.”
Another survivor, Dr Stephen
Ayosanmi, said the driver had slammed the brakes when the tyre burst causing
the bus to somersault.
Those who lost their lives in the
auto crash included Dr Alex Akinyele,, Dr Tunde Adesanmi, Dr O.J. Taiwo, Dr
J.B. Ogunseye, Dr O. Olajide, Dr Atolani Adeniyi, and the driver Mr Ajibola.
The Kaduna State Sector
Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, attributed
the accident that claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors
to over speeding.
The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, Salisu Galadunci
stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Kaduna.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/speeding-caused-ekiti-doctors-death-says-frsc/
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The Kaduna State Sector
Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, attributed
the accident that claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors
to over speeding.
The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, Salisu Galadunci
stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Kaduna.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/speeding-caused-ekiti-doctors-death-says-frsc/
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/speeding-caused-ekiti-doctors-death-says-frsc/
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