5 credible and reliable evidence at the trial. See Universal Trust Bank of Nigeria v. Fidelia Ozoemena (2007)1 S.C. (pt.11) 211; (2007) All FWLR (pt.358) 1014. Mere accident without more, cannot on its own ground found an action in negligence but it must be proved that the defendant’s negligence caused or resulted in the accident and not just accident occurred. In accident cases, the Plaintiff must state and prove all material facts of the accident describing what each party was alleged to have attempted to do, done or not done, describing clearly what led to the accident. The particulars of the negligence must be fully pleaded and proved. See Joseph & Anor. v. Alhaji Abubakar & Anor. (2002) FWLR (pt.91) 1525. In this case, the Plaintiff’s pleading in paragraph 4 which I reproduced earlier was to the effect that on the 14th of July, 2011 they received news that one of their buses was involved in a fatal accident. The averment in paragraph 5 was to the effect that when they got to the scene of the accident, they discovered that one of their buses had been crushed by a Honda Civic car. In paragraph 10 they averred that from the measurements taken it was discovered that the defendant who was coming from a particular lane jumped to the lane of the Plaintiff’s vehicle thus resulting in the accident. The law is settled that pleadings do not constitute evidence. See N. I. M. V. Ltd v. F. B. N. Plc (2009)16 NWLR (pt.1167) 411. In the instant case, in addition to the brevity of the pleading, there is no admissible evidence at all. The lone witness, Mr. Sunday Nnadi adopted his witness statement on oath dated 26th September, 2012 and filed the same date. In it, he stated that he was the general Manager of the Plaintiff Company. That on the 14th of July, 2012