Three police officers have been confirmed dead following an accident which involved a police van. The accident reportedly occurred along Kubwa-Zuba expressway, opposite popular Gwarinpa Estate in Abuja, after the tyres of the van which had men of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the Nigerian Police as passengers blew out. An eyewitness said, the Police Hilux van suddenly veered off the road and entered the drainage where three officers among the occupants died instantly, leaving others seriously injured.