Three Injured as Tanker Collides With Sienna In Abuja

Three persons were reportedly injured in an accident at the Imani roundabout in Maitama, Abuja on Monday.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Command was notified of a fire outbreak resulting from the collision of a tanker with Reg No. T20 146 LA fully loaded with fuel and a Toyota Sienna space bus at Imani roundabout in Maitama, Abuja. 

The accident occurred at about 07:50 PM, prompting the FCT Police Command to quickly mobilise its Police patrol teams from Maitama, Wuse and Central Police Station alongside operatives of the Federal Fire Service to the scene, to possibly rescue victims and extinguish the fire. 

It however said, while no fatality was recorded, three persons- Idris Mohammed, Suleiman Gimba and Adamu Isiayku were injured and immediately rushed to the Maitama District Hospital for medical attention. 

Part of the statement reads: “The situation is now under control as the combined efforts of the Police and Fire service personnel were enough to curtail and extinguish the fire.”