The Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, has confirmed that 20 people lost their lives, while seven others sustained various injuries in two crashes on Sunday.
The Sector Commander, FRSC Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed this today Monday, said the two accidents occurred 30 minutes apart and at two different locations.
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Abdullahi said the first crash which involved an 18-seater Toyota Hummer bus and a trailer, occurred at about 7.00pm, at Bambal Village along Kano-Jama’are highway. Passengers were burnt beyond recognition.
“The crash was caused by speed violation. There were 16 people involved in this crash comprising 10 male adults and six female adults.
“When the hummer bus rammed into a moving trailer and it went up in flames, killing all the occupants on board. The corpses were taken to General Hospital Kiyawa (Jigawa State) where a medical doctor confirmed them dead,” he said.
Abdullahi said the second crash happened at 6.30pm at Duhuwar Kura village, along Azare-Zaki road, killing four passengers and injuring seven others.
He stated that the crash involved a Volkswagen Golf car driven by one Abubakar Haruna and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle. He added that it was also caused by speed violation and overloading.
He said “There were 11 people involved in the crash comprising nine male adults, one female adult and one female child.
“After the crash, the victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Center, Azare, for confirmation and treatment, where a medical doctor confirmed four male adults dead.
“Those injured included five male adults, one female adult and one female child.”
Abdullahi lamented the frequent crashes along routes across the state. “This accident is very terrible. These crashes are very disturbing.”
He said “The unfortunate thing is that these people drive pass through our routes. You know the Azare-Kano road is dualized, so they drive recklessly.
“The problem is speed, they don’t drive within the approved speed limits. It is very unfortunate.
“We call on drivers to avoid overloading and overspeeding. They should also observe road traffic rules and regulations so that lives and properties that are lost in these crashes will be minimized.”
