The bloodsucking Abuja-Kaduna road has claimed yet another set of illustrious Nigerian lives.
This time around, six of the thirteen doctors from Ekiti State on their way to the Nigeria Medical Association Delegates
Conference in Sokoto were despatched to their untimely deaths when their vehicle suffered a burst tyre and rolled over.
The deadly crash is reported to have happened at the same spot where a Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi suffered a similar fate and perished with his wife and one of his sons.
A survivor of Sunday's accident and Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Ekiti State chapter , Dr. John Akinbote who spoke to newsmen from his sick bed at St Gerrard's Catholic Hospital in Kaduna blamed the lack of immediate and proper medical attention for the death of his colleagues.
“Those that died would have survived if we got good medical attention from the point of the accident to the Doka General Hospital in Kaduna.
“It became even worse , when we got to Doka Hospital. There was no single Doctor to attend to us and the only nurse on duty had no first aid facilities to administer treatment.
“I am sure, if personnel of Federal Road Safety, FRSC that took us to Doka Hospital and the nurse on duty had medical facilities to give first aid treatment, our doctors and driver wouldn’t have died,” he said, adding that the driver of the vehicle also died in the crash.
Those who lost their lives in the auto crash were listed as Dr. Alade Sani, Dr. OJ Taiwo, Dr. Akinyele Lexy, Dr.Ogunseye, Dr. Olagide, Dr. Adeniyi James, and the driver, Mr. Ajibola.
Following the latest tragedy on the Abuja-Kaduna road, APC's Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna Central has called on the Federal Government to fix all the bad spots on the notorious road to prevent more avoidable deaths in the future.
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