ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi-
No fewer than 10 persons have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident along Jama’are road in Azare town, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in the State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the accident to NATIONAL ACCORD in a telephone conversation on Saturday, said that 12 others sustained different degrees of injuries.
Mr Abdullahi said that the crash involved a Gombe State Mass Transit Bus and a commercial motorcycle.
According to him, 22 people were involved in the crash, out of which four persons on the motorcycle were killed, while the remaining six were in the Hummer Bus which had 18 passengers.
While noting that the crash was caused by over-speeding, the Sector Commandant explained that the Azare Command of the FRSC was informed of the incident and immediately rushed for a rescue operation and took the casualties to the hospital.
He gave the details of those involved as 14 male adults, five female adults, one male child and two female children.
The FRSC boss said that the corpses of the deceased were taken to the mortuary at the Federal Medical Center Azare, while the injured passengers were taken to the new Jama’are clinic for treatment.
He advised motorists to be cautious while on the road in order to reduce road traffic crashes that lead to loss of lives and properties.
Abdullahi said: “My call to the public, particularly fleet operators to reduce speed and they should install speed limiting devices on their vehicles so that it will check drivers’ excesses which will reduce loss of lives and properties.”