Brake failure kills two, injures 16 in Jos tanker crash

Two persons have been confirmed dead, while 16 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto crash around Polo Roundabout in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Peter Longsan, Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Plateau State Command, confirmed the incident in a statement in Jos on Monday.

Longsan said the crash occurred around St. Louis College near the Polo Field Club Roundabout involving a tanker and five other vehicles.

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He added that the crash was reported to the FRSC at about 6:49 pm, resulting in a swift rescue response by the officers.

The statement said two (2) male adults died on the spot, while 16 others who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to the Plateau State Specialist Hospital and Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BUTH).

Recounting the eyewitnesses’ account, Longsan reported that the tanker lost its brakes after the Plateau State Specialist Hospital Roundabout and kept descending until it finally crashed into the affected vehicles.

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As part of measures to avert breakdown of law and order, he said sister security agencies comprising the Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, officers of Operation Rainbow, Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Nigerian Army, Federal Fire Service, Vehicle Inspection Officers and men of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, cordoned off the vicinity and diverted traffic to ensure the safety of road users.

“The content of the petroleum product was safely trans loaded, all the vehicles involved have been safely removed and all obstructions cleared,” Longsan said.

Nathaniel E. Gbaoron is the Plateau State correspondent for BusinessDay and a seasoned journalist with a decade of experience covering sub-national affairs across Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, and other states.

He holds both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication from Fidel Polytechnic, Gboko. Over the years, he has participated in numerous media trainings and workshops spanning various areas of reporting, strengthening his expertise in economic and political reporting, community-level governance, development stories, and conflict-sensitive journalism. He is a member of Correspondent Chapel in Plateau state, a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), he is also a Rotarian and a member of Plateau Club 1921.

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