Kingibe decries Karu explosion, calls for stringent safety regulations
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has expressed dismay over the tanker explosion at Karu Bridge on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, calling for more stringent safety measures.
A truck carrying fertiliser on Wednesday crashed at the popular Karu Bridge in Abuja, hours after a petrol laden tanker exploded on the same spot, causing multiple accidents and fatalities.
The accident claimed the lives of about nine persons, while about 30 vehicles were destroyed.
A similar accident involving a truck occurred on the same spot barely 16 hours after the Wednesday incident.
Ms Kingibe, in a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Kennedy Mbele, commiserated with the families of the victims, Abuja residents and the entire country over what she called tragic and avoidable accidents.
She urged the relevant authorities to pay strict attention to safety regulations in the transportation and road traffic sector to avoid a recurrence of such incidents.
Ms Kingibe reiterated her earlier call on road users, particularly those conveying inflammable materials, to always be careful.
Wishing the injured quick recovery, she prayed to Allah to grant those who lost their lives in the incidents eternal rest.
(NAN)
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