Five people were burnt to death in a road accident involving a Toyota Hummer Bus of Gombe Line and Toyota Sienna of Adamawa Sunshine on Wednesday afternoon at Nabordo village along Bauchi-Jos highway.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the accident said some of the passengers were burnt beyond recognition after the two vehicles had a head-on collision.
Abdullahi said: “The crash occurred yesterday (Wednesday), at 1.35pm at Nabardo village, along Bauchi – Toro highway. It was caused by dangerous driving and speed violation. This led to a crash which involved two commercial vehicles.
“The vehicles are a Toyota Hummer Bus of Gombe Line and Toyota Sienna Bus of Adamawa Sunshine which had a head-on collision. There were a total of 15 people involved in the crash comprising 13 male adults and two female adults.
“Immediately the crash happened, the vehicles went up in flames. Two of the passengers were burnt in the fire.
“When we were called, our personnel rushed to the scene within 15 minutes for rescue operation. They rushed them to the Toro General Hospital where a medical doctor confirmed five male adults dead.
“Those who sustained varying degrees of injuries were nine in number, eight male adults and one female adult. Some of them sustained burns, some cuts while some of them had bruises.”
The FRSC boss said the corpses were deposited at the Toro General Hospital while the injured were receiving treatment at the same hospital.
“We will not relent in calling on drivers to always drive within the approved speed limit and they should obey all traffic rules and regulations laid down by the government,” he said.
Dateline Nigeria reports that a viral post on social media had claimed that only five people were rescued while the rest were burn to ashes including the two drivers who were reportedly trying to dodge potholes when they collided.
