19 Wedding Guests Die In Plateau Accident

Jos – A tragic accident at the weekend in the Kwana Maciji area in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State claimed the lives of 19 people and injured 11 others who came for a wedding ceremony in the State.

The Chairman of the Pankshin local government area emergency management committee, John Dasar confirmed that the victims came from Kano State to attend a wedding in Barkin Ladi local government area.

According to him they were returning home when the accident happened. He added that as the travellers were being helped out of the affected vehicle, it caught fire and burnt the 19 people who were yet to be evacuated.

He said, “The accident happened on Saturday, the people were from Kano, they came for a wedding ceremony at Barkin Ladi. They were returning home and were to pass through Gindiri to Bauchi which is a shorter route. The driver and a few others survived but 19 of them were burnt beyond recognition because when the accident happened, the people were being helped out of the vehicle when it caught fire and trapped the deceased.”

The survivors were rushed to the Pankshin General Hospital and on Sunday, the Chairman of the Pankshin local government area, Felix Gonung accompanied by Dasar, the Supervisory Councillor for Health, Lengyang Tali, the Councillor Representing Wuchembe Ward, Simon Gerji, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin Division, the Head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Pankshin Local Government Area, among others visited the survivors.

Gonung arranged for the transfer of the critically injured victims to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for proper medical care. Those with minor injuries were treated and transported back to Kano State even as the Chairman urged road users to exercise caution and adhere to safety regulations to prevent such tragedies.

Citizen Maxwell Shiktong said the accident involved a bus carrying 30 passengers, including adults and children and the vehicle reportedly had a brake failure, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.

However, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) Pankshin Chapter arranged the burial rites for the deceased who were buried according to Islamic injunction.
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