The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 19 persons have died
in a ghastly motor accident along Kano – Katsina Road.
The
Public Relations Officer of the FRSC Sector Command in the state, Mr Kabir
Ibrahim-Daura, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on
Saturday.
Kabir-Daura
said that the incident occurred near Lambun Garban Bichi, on the outskirts of
Bichi town, around 8:30 a.m. on Friday.
According
to him, the incident happened when a Peugeot J5 bus and a Toyota C20 bus had a
head-on collision when one of the drivers of the vehicles wanted to overtake
the other vehicle at a sharp bend corner.
He said the two vehicles bust into flames as a result of which
18 out of the 34 passengers in the vehicles were burnt to ashes.
“There
were 34 passengers on board the two vehicles, so 18 were burnt to ashes, while
the other one died later in the hospital, “he said.
Kabir-Daura
said the remaining 15 persons who sustained various injuries were taken to
Bichi General Hospital by the Corps’ personnel for treatment.
He
attributed the accident to wrong overtaking and speeding, and urged drivers to
always obey traffic rules and regulations to avoid road accident on the
Highways. (NAN)
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