Eight UNIJOS Students Killed as Trailer Crashes Into Bus on Zaria Road, Jos

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A devastating accident in Jos, Plateau State, claimed the lives of at least eight students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in the early hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025. The tragedy occurred on Zaria Road when a trailer reportedly lost control and collided with a bus transporting the students home from a night outing.

Eyewitnesses said the accident happened around 2 a.m. near the Zaria Road Stadium area. The students were travelling in two hired buses when the speeding trailer, alleged to have suffered brake failure, rammed into one of the vehicles. The impact threw the bus off balance and sent it crashing violently into an electric pole close to the Farin Gada bridge.

According to witnesses, the collision killed eight students instantly, while the bus driver also died at the scene. Two other students, who survived with severe injuries, were rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.

“The collision tore the bus apart, killing eight occupants instantly before emergency responders came. We were sitting at the back, so the force didn’t hit us directly. Immediately the trailer struck, the bus started shaking. Before anyone could react, we hit the electric pole and the whole bus broke apart.”

He added that the group had hired two buses for the night outing and were returning home when the truck suddenly rammed into them without warning.

The Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabo Alfred, was unavailable for comments at press time. However, a senior police officer confirmed the incident to DAILY POST, stating that a manhunt has already begun for the trailer driver, who reportedly fled the scene immediately after the crash.

The tragic incident has sent shock waves across the UNIJOS community, with students and families calling for improved road safety enforcement along the busy Zaria Road corridor.