Shola Yemi, Bauchi
Twelve persons have died and another twelve have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles in Bauchi state, Northeast Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that not fewer than twelve people were killed in a ghastly motor accident involving three vehicles which also got twelve others injured at various degrees.
A road traffic report sheet made available to our Correspondent late Sunday evening by the State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) revealed that the accident occurred at about 13:17, it was reported to the FRSC at about 13:26 while the personnel arrived at the scene at about 13:42.
The accident occurred at Lanzai village in Darazo LGA of Bauchi State along the ever-busy Bauchi – Potiskum highway involving a Toyota Hummer bus belonging to Borno Express and 2 Opel Vectra salon cars, all commercial vehicles.
The FRSC noted that the names of the drivers could not be ascertained immediately during the rescue operation.
According to the road traffic, the probable cause of the accident was overspeeding and wrong overtaken by the drivers which resulted in a collision and veering off the main road into the Bush.
The 12 injured includes 3 Male Adults, 6
Female Adults and 3 Male Children while the 12 dead were, 9 Male Adults, 1 Female Adult,1 Male Child, and 1 Female Child, the total number of people involved was 24 made up of 12 Male Adults, 7 Female Adults, 4 Male Children, and 1 Female Child.
Both the injured and the dead were evacuated to General Hospital, Potiskum for medical attention and deposits at the mortuary.
