The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed that no fewer than 10 persons lost their lives in a road traffic crash along the Jos–Bauchi road in Plateau in the early hours of Tuesday, 23 December, 2025.
The Public Education Officer, FRSC, Plateau Command, Mr Peter Longsan, who disclosed this in a statement in Jos, said the crash occurred at about 12:12 a.m. after a military checkpoint along the Jos–Bauchi road.Longsan said,
“In the early hours of today, we received a distress call following a road traffic crash along the Jos–Bauchi road.
“The crash involved four vehicles, two trailers and two minibuses, with 19 people involved, including 17 males and two females,” he added.
He said 10 men died on the spot, while the injured victims were receiving treatment at Jos University Teaching Hospital.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that speed and reckless driving caused the crash, while further investigation is ongoing,” Longsan said.
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