In an automobile accident that happened Monday night in Kwana Shettu village, on the Potiskum-Azare route in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State, nine individuals were killed.
13 additional people had injuries of various seriousness in the collision that happened at 9:07 p.m.
The event was reported to our correspondent on Tuesday by the Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corp.
Yusuf Abdullahi, the FRSC Sector Commander for the state, reported that there were 22 people in the crash, 21 of whom were adult males and one adult female.
He claimed that it took the FRSC staff 10 minutes to get at the crash site after being notified of it and begin a rescue operation.
He added that the victims were taken to the Federal Medical Center, Azare for treatment and confirmation.
According to him, it was at the hospital that a medical doctor confirmed the death of nine males while the other 13 injured were receiving treatment.
Abdullahi said, “There was a fatal crash that happened on Monday, 15th August 2022 at about 9:07 pm, at Kwana Shettu village, along Potiskum – Azare road in Bauchi State,
“The crash involved 22 people – 21 male adults and one female adult.
“It involved two vehicles, a DAF trailer belonging to BUA (Group) driven by Alhaji Sani Ali and a commercial Toyota Hiace Bus whose driver’s identity is yet unknown. It (commercial bus) has a registration number: KTG-08XC.
“The crash was caused by a speed limit violation.
“When we got the call, our men rushed to the scene of the crash for a rescue operation. They immediately took the victims to the FMC, Azare for treatment and confirmation.
“It was there, at the FMC, Azare, that a medical doctor confirmed nine male adults dead. 13 others sustained different degrees of injuries are responding to treatment.
“The crash involved a total of 22 people made up of 21 male adults and one female adult were involved in the crash.”
The FRSC boss said that the corpses were deposited at the mortuary and would be released to their relatives for burial.