{"id":167776,"date":"2025-06-30T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T17:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/road-accident-claims-one-on-zuba-madalla-highway"},"modified":"2025-06-30T20:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:05:39","slug":"road-accident-claims-one-on-zuba-madalla-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/road-accident-claims-one-on-zuba-madalla-highway","title":{"rendered":"Road accident claims one on Zuba-Madalla highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An auto-crash has occurred along the Zuba-Madalla road in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, killing one person.<\/p>\n<p>The accident, which involved a truck and a private vehicle, led to a temporary traffic gridlock on the busy highway before normal flow was restored by emergency responders.<\/p>\n<p>The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Theman, while confirming the incident, said the crash occurred around 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have on record that one person lost his life in the accident,\u201d Theman stated. \u201cThe Emergency Response Team evacuated the corpse and also succeeded in restoring traffic flow shortly after,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Theman advised motorists to adhere strictly to road safety rules, noting that the area has witnessed frequent crashes, largely due to reckless driving by both private and commercial drivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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