No fewer than three persons have reportedly died, while six others sustained injuries along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
It was learnt that the incident happened after two vehicles collided at Mararaban Ida village, on Saturday morning.
The accident was said to involve a Toyota Highlander with registration number KWL 198 KA, and a Volkswagen Golf with registration number MKA 89 ZY.
According to a source, the driver of the Highlander which was driving at top speed from the Kaduna axis, dangerously overtook a vehicle and collided with the Golf car coming from the Abuja axis.
He said; “The Golf driver was coming from Abuja axis fully loaded with oranges and other fruits heading to Gidan Abe village, when the Highlander jeep driving at top speed overtook
a car at a sharp bend after the diversion and collided with the Golf.”
Two corpses from the Golf car were seen lying by the roadside, while some FRSC officials were also seen struggling to remove the driver who was trapped inside the car.
The seven injured victims were taken to the General Hospital in Sabon Wuse.
An FRSC official, who was involved in the rescue operation, said the three corpses had been handed over to relatives of the deceased after they identified their corpses at the scene.