Four persons died, while 56 others sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kaduna Sector Command, has said.

Mr Kabir Nadabo, the Sector Commander said on Tuesday in Kaduna that the road traffic crash occurred at Sabon Sara village along the expressway on Tuesday.

According to him, the tragic accident involved a trailer (Iveco) with registration number MKA 99YS, at about 03:30hrs, saying that the combined rescue teams of RS1.113 Zhipe and RS1.17 Birnin Yero conducted the rescue.

He explained that the initial investigation revealed that the cause of the crash was overloading of goods and humans, as well as fatigue.

“Further investigation of the incident shows that 73 people were involved in the crash, 59 got injured, and sadly, four were deceased,” he said.

He further explained that the injured have been conveyed to St. Gerard and AP Smart Hospitals, Kaduna.

He called on the motoring public to strictly adhere to all safety regulations on the road, adding that the Yuletide season is the most travelled period of the year, thus the frequent road traffic crashes.

He assured the public that the corps was doing everything possible to curtail the menace of crashes and save lives and property.