Mother, Child Die In Bauchi Road Crash

Two persons lost their lives in a fatal crash that occurred along the Bauchi – Jos highway in Miri area of Bauchi State on Sunday.

The crash involved an ash-coloured Toyota bus with registration number GME 342 YX and an Opel Vectra with registration number BLD 336 AA, driven by one Alhaji Abdu.

Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), CC Tijjani Iliyasu, confirmed the accident in a Road Traffic Crash (RTC) report, saying the accident occurred at about 5:45 p.m.

Iliyasu said FRSC rescue personnel arrived at the scene of the accident about five minutes after it was reported by 6:05 p.m.

He explained that a total of 22 passengers were on board both vehicles, comprising 20 male adults and two female adults.

Three male passengers sustained various degrees of injury, while two others, a female adult and a male child, were confirmed dead.

According to the FRSC, preliminary investigations attributed the crash to over-speeding and a tire burst, which led to a head-on collision.

He listed items recovered from the scene to include a bag of clothes, 40 pieces of cow leg, and a small handbag.

The obstruction was quickly cleared by FRSC personnel, who coordinated the rescue operation led by MI-I A.H. Masu.

The injured victims were subsequently taken to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for treatment, while the corpses were handed over to the police.