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At least eight students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, were killed early Thursday, December 11, 2025, after a trailer lost control and rammed into a bus conveying them from a night outing on Zaria Road in Jos.
Eyewitnesses said the bus driver also died on the spot, while two students who survived 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, near the Zaria Road Stadium area, a trailer travelling at high speed apparently suffered brake failure and collided with one of the buses.
The impact reportedly caused the bus to veer off the road and crash 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. …”
Police spokesperson DSP Alabo Alfred was not immediately available to confirm the incident.
However, a senior officer told that a manhunt has been launched for the trailer driver, who reportedly fled the scene after the crash.
Residents and emergency responders at the scene described the incident as devastating, with debris scattered across the road, causing heavy traffic and prompting immediate calls for improved road safety measures on the busy Zaria Road.