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No fewer than 16 people lost their lives while four others sustained injuries of varying degrees in a fatal road accident, which occurred on the Kano-Kaduna Expressway, yesterday.
No fewer than 16 people lost their lives while four others sustained injuries of varying degrees in a fatal road accident, which occurred on the Kano-Kaduna Expressway, yesterday.
Daily Sun gathered that the tragic incident, which occurred at the Taban Sani Junction, Tashar Yari, along the Zaria-Kano expressway, at about 11:20am, yesterday, involved a passenger bus travelling from Kano to Makurdi in Benue State.
The Kaduna Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kabir Nadabo, said driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a ditch. He attributed the lone accident to over-speeding.
Nadabo, in a statement, yesterday, said: “An initial investigation of the crash revealed that 20 people were involved, four were injured and, sadly, 16 people lost their lives. The injured were conveyed to Makarfi General Hospital for immediate treatment, while the deceased were deposited at ABU Teaching Hospital, Shika, in Zaria, along with the passenger manifest to help in identifying the lost ones and reaching out to their families respectively.”
The FRSC expressed sadness over the incident and stressed its commitment to saving lives and creating awareness about road safety.
Daily Sun gathered that the tragic incident, which occurred at the Taban Sani Junction, Tashar Yari, along the Zaria-Kano expressway, at about 11:20am, yesterday, involved a passenger bus travelling from Kano to Makurdi in Benue State.
The Kaduna Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kabir Nadabo, said driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a ditch. He attributed the lone accident to over-speeding.
Nadabo, in a statement, yesterday, said: “An initial investigation of the crash revealed that 20 people were involved, four were injured and, sadly, 16 people lost their lives. The injured were conveyed to Makarfi General Hospital for immediate treatment, while the deceased were deposited at ABU Teaching Hospital, Shika, in Zaria, along with the passenger manifest to help in identifying the lost ones and reaching out to their families respectively.”
The FRSC expressed sadness over the incident and stressed its commitment to saving lives and creating awareness about road safety.
