Three persons have been confirmed death in a ghastly auto crash by the Jigawa State Police Command in Gwaram local government area of the state.
Lawan Shiisu, the spokesman of the command, who confirmed the accident, explained that 14 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.
According to him, the accident occurred when a bus with registration number KTG 196 XC, conveying 17 passengers, hit an empty truck.
The spokesman further explained, “On reaching Kwanar Mangwarori, along old Gwaram road, the driver hit an empty Dangote trailer with registration number BNK 447 XA, driven by one Musbahu Yakubu, now at large.”
He stated that the said Yakubu was reportedly driving from old Gwaram to Kano State, adding that three out the 17 passengers died while 14 others injured.
The spokesman explained that a team of police operatives, on rescue operation, evacuated the victims to Gwaram Cottage Hospital, while identifying the deceased as Idris Nuhu, Khadija Kabiru and Shamsuddeen Ibrahim.
Auto crash claims three persons in Jigawa – Police
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