A family of three died in a car crash along the Mabushi Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday, after the driver had an altercation with some louts, resulting in the crash that killed the family instantly.

Punch Newspaper reported that the louts had stopped the private vehicle for flouting their rules by reportedly stopping to pick up a passenger who was a relative.

The refusal of the driver to pay the “fine” angered the louts, who then hopped in the vehicle, dragging the steering wheel and eventually causing the accident.

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 wreckage was consequently cleared by officers of the Mabushi Police Division.

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