The crash occurred at exactly 04:02 a.m. while the FRSC truck on tow services was removing a broken-down vehicle along the Karu Bridge, Abuja. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, confirmed this in a statement on Friday where he expressed shock over the death of the officer. According to Biu, the crash occurred at exactly 04:02 a.m. on Friday morning, September 1, 2023, while the FRSC truck on tow services was removing a broken-down vehicle along the Karu Bridge, Abuja.