Seventeen persons died, three injured in an auto crash at Yaura village along Wudil-Bauchi road in Albasu local government area of Kano State.
The FRSC sector commander in the state, Ibrahim Sallau Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday in Kano.
He said that the accident involved Honda Accord with registration number NSR 81 VW and Volkswagen Sharon (bus) with registration number NNG 275 XA.
According to the statement, “The incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
“Motorists passing by informed our patrol operatives at about 14:20pm, receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident to rescue the victims at 14:25p.m.”
The sector commander said that the crash occurred as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking which lead to loss of control, and head on collision with one of the vehicles bursting into flame immediately.
“The crash involved a total of 21 passengers in the two vehicles out of which 11 adult males, five adult females and one male child lost their lives while three others that sustained serious injuries involved one adult male, one adult female and one male child,” he said.
Abdullahi said the injured were taken to Wudil General Hospital for treatment, while the corpses of the deceased were handed over to their relatives.
The sector commander visited the scene of the crash on March 16 and advised motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations, avoid needless deaths and injuries on our roads. He also commiserated with the families of the victims of the crash and prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed.
