Tragedy Struck As Woman Carrying Her Baby, 17 Others Dead In Ghastly Road Accident

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Tragedy struck in Gwalli village, Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Saturday, when a Toyota Hummer bus carrying wedding guests plunged into a river from a dilapidated, locally-built bridge, leaving 19 people dead.

The victims were en route to Sakaba village in Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State to accompany a newly wedded bride when the overloaded vehicle, designed to carry 18 passengers but reportedly transporting more than 30, lost control and fell into the water.

According to a report by Daily Trust, it stated that 17 bodies were recovered on the day of the incident, with another recovered on Sunday, while one remains missing. Among the 21 survivors were the bride and the driver of the ill-fated bus.

Liman Bello Muhammad Gwalli, a witness, said the vehicle was the second to cross the water after the first vehicle succeeded in crossing to the other side of the river.

However, halfway into the journey on the bridge, the bus got stuck, and the driver came down to check what was stopping the vehicle from moving, he said.

“Having noticed the situation, he decided to reduce the number of women on board. So, he asked some women to come down.

“The bride, who was sitting in the front seat, and some other women came out of the car. Immediately after some of the women disembarked, the bus slanted and fell into the river.

“One of the victims handed over her child to another woman from inside the car when the driver was reducing the number of passengers on board.

“However, the vehicle crushed the child to death while plunging into the water.

“Immediately, the bus fell into the water, some villagers around embarked on a rescue mission. Seventeen corpses were recovered within 30 minutes.

“The vehicle was pushed to the bank of the river, and they began the search for the passengers in the vehicle. In the process, the bodies of 17 were recovered. One other victim was seen floating on the water the following day. The corpse of another victim has not been recovered,” he said.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Zamfara State Command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said it was unfortunate that the incident was caused by overloading, lamenting that a vehicle that was designed to carry at most 18 passengers was crowded with about 40 people.

Abubakar lamented that, “The driver had stopped and reduced the number of passengers on board after the vehicle got stuck on the bridge.

“It is very unfortunate, and people should learn how to carry passengers. Drivers should always stick to the specifications of their vehicles; if a bus is designed to carry 10 people, the driver should stick to that and carry only 10 passengers.

“According to reports from Gummi, 17 people died on the spot, and two are still missing. So, I can confirm to you the death of 17 people, and two others are missing.

“I would like to use this medium to warn drivers to desist from overloading their vehicles. All we are doing is for their good. How can you pack about 40 people in a bus that is meant to carry at most 18 people?

“It is unfortunate the victims lost their lives in this way, but sincerely speaking, the number of casualties could be minimised if the driver carried the exact number of people the bus was designed to carry.”

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