A family of three perished in a fatal car accident after the driver engaged in an altercation with some street urchins, leading to the crash that killed them on the spot along Mitsubishi Bridge in Abuja.
According to Punch, the thugs had engaged the driver for parking in their territory to pick a passenger who was a relative.
It was gathered that after the driver refused to give the touts money, they jumped into vehicle and started dragging the steering wheel and eventually causing the crash.
Subsequently, angered passersby who witnessed the scene chased down the louts, eventually setting one of them on fire, and severely injuring the other two, who were rescued and rushed to the hospital by the police.
A parallel account, however, claimed that five persons were involved in the crash – a family of two and three touts who forced themselves into the vehicle while it was in motion.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicle then collided with a painted taxi, near the Mabushi bridge, before veering off the road into a ditch.
The family reportedly died on the spot, while the three others were rescued and taken to the National Hospital for treatment.
The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is yet to release a statement on the tragic incident.
