Man dies in Abuja car crash while rushing his sick father to hospital (video)

A man, whose identity was yet to be confirmed at press time, has d!ed after crashing into a stationary trailer while rushing his ailing father to the hospital in Abuja. 

The tragic Daily Trust reported on Monday, December 1 that the tragic accident happened near the popular police signpost at Lugbe along the Airport Road on Thursday morning. 

Eyewitnesses said the man, who was driving a Toyota Highlander SUV with his ailing father inside, rammed into the trailer from behind.

They said the impact trapped him behind the steering wheel, killing him on the spot. The father survived the crash.

According to witnesses, the man was allegedly on a phone call moments before he lost control and hit the parked trailer.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from the Lugbe Unit Command quickly arrived at the scene and evacuated the trapped driver to the hospital. 

The sick father was also moved to a private hospital in Sabon-Lugbe for treatment.

It was gathered that the deceased was speeding toward the same Sabon-Lugbe hospital when the accident occurred.

The FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr. Felix Theman, has confirmed the incident.

However, an FRSC official at the Lugbe Unit Command, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident, attributing the crash to the driver’s alleged phone use while speeding to take his father to the hospital. 

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