Tragedy struck on Friday at the Swali suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital when a Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) patrol van, allegedly pursuing a tricycle, popularly known as 'Keke NAPEP', caused a crash that led to the death of two pupils.
The Keke driver and another victim, it was learnt, are receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
The accident, it was learnt, occurred at 4.30pm along the busy Swali Market Road when the victims were returning from school in the tricycle.
Eyewitnesses told reporters that trouble started when an attempt by a FRSC patrol team to stop the Keke driver for alleged traffic violation went awry.
The patrol vehicle was said to have given the tricycle a hot chase causing the latter to lose control and somersaulted when it ran into a ditch and flung the victims on the road.
One of the victims reportedly died on the spot while the second lost the struggle to live in hospital.
The deceased pupils, according to eyewitnesses, were of the same parents, while the third, said to be their cousin, was seriously injured.
The officials the FRSC officials, according to eyewitnesses, fled the scene, a development that sparked peaceful protest from Keke NAPEP operators in the area.
The aggrieved commercial tricyclists took over the stretch of Swali Road to Imgbi junction in protest, calling for the prosecution of the officers involved in the process that led to the tragic accident.
Contacted, the state FRSC Sector, Commander, Mr. Vincent Jack, said though he was not in town, he was informed of the unfortunate incident promising to get to the root of the matter.
But the state police public relations officer, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the tragic incident saying the matter is under investigation.
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FG must try and live up to its leadership responsibility by taking drastic action against the activities of its law enforcing agents.
ReplyDeleteDoes it mean, the government is waiting for the masses to take laws into their hands in their efforts to protect themselves from its semi-robbers officers on our roads?
Also why was the keke napep driver fleeing when he knew children were in his tricycle. Please we should get more responsible in this country and face our actions instead of behaving like politicians; looking for a way out.
ReplyDeletethis is a heart breaking news please obey traffic rules. i felt for the family but keke riders are very lawless. i had an experience but i had to shout at the keke man to stop for them and to my greatest suprise FRSC officials warned the guy and thanked me and let us go. so i believe the rider tried to escape and by doing that he almost cleared the officials on the road and believe me with those children they would have let him go . FRSC OFFICIALS ITS NOT GOOD TO PURSURE SO RECKLESSLY IN THAT MANNER ITS NOT GOOD. THIS WILL SPOIL ALL YOUR GOOD WORK WITH JUST ONE SILLY MISTAKE LIKE THIS. PLEASE BE WARNED . RIP DEPARTED SOULS FAMILIES TAKE HEART PLEASE.
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