3 children die, parents injured as Dangote truck ram into building in Kaduna
No fewer than lives – children reportedly died after a Dangote cement truck rammed into a building and injured parents of the children in Zaria, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 3:00am on Monday, July 31 when the victims were asleep at No 162, Anguwar Juma, Zaria City.
According to an eyewitness who spoke with City & Crime, the driver of the truck lost control.
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The parents of the children are currently in the hospital.
He explained that, “The truck driver lost control and rammed into the house of one Mallam Abdu Zailani on Monday morning while they were all asleep.
“The accident killed three children and injured their father and mother, who are now hospitalised.”
The source gave the names of the deceased children as Hadiza Haruna (14), Usman Haruna (nine) and Saliha Haruna, and their injured mother as Rauhanatu Yusuf.
Sister of the injured man, Fatima Abdulkadir, narrated that, “The incident occurred when we were all sleeping and suddenly heard a loud noise. We rushed to see what was happening and discovered that a truck had smashed into the room of my brother.
“We shouted for help and later three children were recovered dead and my brother and his wife and another small boy were rescued alive. We rushed them to the hospital.”
Further details revealed that the driver of the truck as at time of the accident was a 20-year-old conductor who is inexperienced as the actual owner of the truck, Mallam Abdullahi, said he was not aware that his conductor picked the truck’s key and drove it with his friends when the accident happened.
Confirming the incident, the DPO of Zaria City, Kasim Abdul, who was at the scene of the incident, said they recovered three corpses and rushed two injured to the hospital.
He also confirmed the arrest of the truck driver, saying, “The driver has since been arrested and is now in our custody for interrogation.”
A senior council member of the Zazzau Emirate, the Sarkin Fadan Zazzau, Alhaji Abas Ahmed Fatika, who is a neighbour to the victims, pledged to ensure that the culprit was brought to book.
Daily Trust
