A couple, Mr Yohanna and Juliet Thomas, have lost their lives in a fatal accident along Keff-Abuja expressway.
Also, the couple’s seven-year-old son, Destiny Thomas, died in the crash involving a J5 bus and tricycle last week Sunday.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the couple’s two-month-old baby, Desire Mbekyosoh Thomas, was in critical condition at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State.
The accident also claimed the live of the tricycle rider whose name cannot be ascertained at press time.
A family member of the deceased couple, Mr. Emmanuel Cheto, told our correspondent that the couple and their two children boarded the tricycle from the popular Total bus stop in Keffi town, Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State, to Angwan Jakara, in Karu local government area of the State, when the accident occured about a kilometer after takeoff.
He said the couple were going to inspect a land acquired by the late Yuhana’s father-in-law, but never get to their destination.
According to his account, the J5 bus attempting to dodge a porthole hit the tricycle, forcing both of them off the road at a point near the popular Keffi Cattle Market.
He said in the process, the tricycle ran into an electric pole by the side of the road.
He noted that the couple, their son and the tricycle rider died instantly and their bodies recovered by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials who were alerted to the scene.
A flyer announcing their funeral rites said the service was scheduled for ECWA Good News Church, opposite A. A Rano filling station in Keffi on Thursday, October 30.
The final burial was also scheduled for Angwan Monday, in Gunduma village, Karu local government area the same day.
Mr Cheto confirmed that the deceased were buried at Angwan Monday Gunduma village on Thursday.
