Eight students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, have died in tragic accident, which occurred on Zaria road, while returning from a night outing.
Reports said the accident occurred on Thursday morning after a trailer travelling at high speed suffered brake failure and rammed into the bus carrying the students, killing at least eight and the bus driver.
Two students who survived the accident were reportedly rushed to a nearby hospital.
A survivor who recounted the tragic incident, said the impact of the collision caused the bus driver to lose control, sending the vehicle crashing into an electric pole just before the Farin Gada bridge.
The survivor said: “The collision tore the bus apart, killing eight occupants instantly before emergency responders later arrived to evacuate the bodies and rushed the two to a nearby hospital.
“We were sitting at the back, so the force didn’t hit us as badly. Immediately, the trailer struck us, and the bus started shaking. Before anyone could react, we hit the electric pole. The whole bus just broke apart.
“We were heading home after a night out in two buses around 2am when the tragic incident happened. It was so sudden. We didn’t even see the trailer. After the hit, everyone was shouting, then the crash happened.”
