No less than fourteen passengers are reported to have d!ed from a tragic road accident on a busy highway in Kano State.
The State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the tragic incident in a statement made available to newsmen moments after.
The passengers are said to have been burnt to d3ath in the accident, which occurred along the Gaya-Wudil road on Sunday night.
According to the report, the crash involved a Toyota Hummer bus and a Hyundai jeep. The Kano FRSC Sector Commander, Zubairu Mato, confirmed the number of deaths on Tuesday.
He stated that road safety officials arrived the scene at about 7.45 pm on Sunday and discovered that the bus with registration number GML 102 TA belonging to Kano Line from Gombe State collided with the Jeep.
According to him, “Thirteen passengers were burnt to d3ath on the spot with 6 others injured in the accident.” One of the female passengers is said to have d!ed on Monday morning at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital intensive care unit.
The FRSC commander attributed the accident to overspeeding and dangerous overtaking.
He, therefore, urged drivers always to ensure the use of speed limit devices and avoid dangerous overtaking while driving on highways.
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