At least eight students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, lost their lives in a ghastly road accident in the early hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025.
The students were involved in a collision when a trailer lost control and rammed into a bus conveying them from a night outing along Zaria Road in the Jos metropolis.
Eyewitnesses said the tragedy claimed the life of the bus driver as well, while two students survived and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The students were reportedly returning from a night outing around 2 a.m. in two hired buses when, in the Zaria Road Stadium area, a trailer travelling at high speed apparently suffered brake failure and collided with one of the buses.
The impact caused the bus driver to lose control, sending the vehicle crashing into an electric pole just before the Farin Gada bridge.
A survivor recounted: “The collision tore the bus apart, killing eight occupants instantly before emergency responders later arrived to evacuate the bodies and rushed the two to a nearby hospital.
“We were sitting at the back, so the force didn’t hit us as badly.
Immediately, the trailer struck us, and the bus started shaking. Before anyone could react, we hit the electric pole. The whole bus just broke apart.
“We were heading home after a night out in two buses around 2am when the tragic incident happened. It was so sudden. We didn’t even see the trailer. After the hit, everyone was shouting, then the crash happened.”
Although the Plateau State Police spokesman, DSP Alabo Alfred, was not immediately available for comment, a senior police officer told DAILY POST that a manhunt had been launched for the trailer driver, who fled the scene following the accident.