Tragedy struck on Zaria Road in Jos, Plateau State, after a trailer lost control and collided with a bus carrying students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) returning from a night outing.
Naijaonpoint learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025, killing at least eight students and the bus driver.
Two students who survived the accident were reportedly rushed to a nearby hospital.
According to Daily Post, the students were returning from a night outing around 2 am in two hired buses when a trailer travelling at high speed apparently suffered brake failure and rammed into one of the buses.
A survivor who recounted the tragic incident, said the impact of the collision caused the bus driver to lose control, sending the vehicle crashing into an electric pole just before the Farin Gada bridge.
The survivor said, “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.”
Confirming the incident, a senior police officer at the Plateau State Command said a manhunt has been launched for the trailer driver who fled the scene of the accident.
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