A facebook post from Miriam Sewuese Apeverga had it that:
A fuel tanker belonging to Total company was coming from Aliade axis and had a fall around Ahumbe settlement area on Aliade-Makurdi road.
The tanker fell across the road, covering almost the entire breadth of the road, with only a little space left on the right side of the road.
The tanker DID NOT catch fire however fuel had already started to leak out.
Both the driver and conductor of the tanker were still around the vehicle.
The villagers DID NOT attempt to take fuel from the tanker.
A Toyota bus was coming behind from Aliade axis.
The villagers signalled the bus driver to slow down. They told him that oil had leaked and poured on the road so he should NOT use the tiny space left on the right hand side of the road but instead follow through one of the houses to the other side of the accident and continue with his journey.
The bus driver said he could manage and pass through that space without problem so he went ahead but when he got to the place where the oil had spilled, the hot exhaust of the bus touched the oil and the bus exploded into flames killing every PASSENGER onboard.
The villagers tried to put out the fire and while they were doing this, another explosion from the tanker injured and killed some of them.
I feel so sad right now... so very sad.
The Questions and lessons:
1. Could these deaths have been prevented if the bus driver had listened?
2. Could the passengers in the bus have been saved if they were reasonable and courageous enough to come out of the bus and allow the strong headed driver to drive through that dangerous spot alone?
3. Could the villagers lives have been saved if they weren't trying to rescue fellow human beings (strangers) in danger?
4. Will the relatives of these passengers ever know what happened to their loved ones if they fail to arrive their destinations?
It is the Lord who protects and rescues us daily from danger. May He give us the grace to avoid the dangers we can see and may his mighty arm continue to protect us from danger.
