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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
No fewer than three passengers were killed while 13 others suffered varying degrees of injuries when a tyre of a commercial bus exploded on transit in Kano State.
The vehicle, with registration number XE 222 TRN, was conveying passengers from Ajingi Local Government Area to the Kofar Wambai area inside Kano City.
Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, who confirmed the accident, disclosed that the incident occurred in the metropolis, precisely along State Road by Government Technical College, at about 8.50am.
He listed the deceased as Zeenai Babaji, Surayya Umar and one unknown person, adding that they were all rescued unconscious, but were later confirmed dead by doctors at the hospital. He said the injured, who were rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital in the state, included Safiya Sani, Yusuf Aminu, Gaje Aminu, Surajo Sani, Ummahani Umaru, Rabi Rufai and Hasana Muhd.
Others were Maryam Ibrahim, Saadatu Kabiru, Zainab Gali, Hannatu Farisi, Abdullahi Kabiru and one-year-old Aisha Usaini.
He said the deceased had been handed over to the Nasarawa Police Division for further action, while attributing the accident to an explosion of one of the rear tyres of the ill-fated vehicle. He called on motorists and other road users to always drive with care.
