No fewer than 20 people lost their lives on Sunday during a multiple auto crash in Bauchi State.
The PUNCH reports that the first crash claimed about 7.00 pm, at Bambal Village along Kano-Jama’are highway.
Narrating the first accident, the state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Yusuf Abdullahi, said an 18-seater Toyota Hummer bus collided with a trailer with number plate: MAD710XA, killing all 16 occupants in the bus.
“There were 16 people involved in this crash comprising 10 male adults and six female adults. The crash was caused by speed violation.
“When the hummer bus rammed into a moving trailer and it went into flames, killing all the occupants on board. The corpses were taken to General Hospital Kiyawa where a medical doctor confirmed them dead.”
Abdullahi added that the second crash involved a Volkswagen Golf car driven by one Abubakar Haruna and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle at 6.30pm at Duhuwar Kura village, along Azare-Zaki road.
At least four of the passengers were killed while seven other people sustained varying degrees of injuries.
He said, “There were 11 people involved in the crash comprising of 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.”
The Sector Commander blamed the crash on overspeeding and called “on drivers to avoid overloading and overloading. They should also observe road traffic rules and regulations so that lives and properties that are lost in these crashes will be minimized,” he warned.
