Road crash claims 3 lives, injures 13 in Kano
Three female passengers have been killed while 13 other passengers sustained injuries when a commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday in Kano State.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano.
He said the commercial vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XE 222 TRN, caught fire around the Government Technical College in Nassarawa Local Government Area o(LGA) of the state.
Abdullahi revealed that the incident occurred while the bus was coming from Ajingi LGA to Kofar Wambai, and was engulfed in fire.
The statement said that fire personnel and officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) successfully put out the fire and successfully rescued most of the victims.
Abdullahi, who said three women in the bus were burnt beyond recognition, gave two of their names as Surayya Umar and Zeenai Babaji.
He said the remaining 13 victims, who sustained various degrees of injury, were taken to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, for treatment.
According to the PRO, the driver of the vehicle was identified as 35-year-old Muhammed Gali was rescued with his bus conductor Hassan Danladi, 30, without any injury and handed over to the police.
Abdullahi attributed the cause of the accident to a speed limit violation and a burst of the rear tyre.
He implored motorists to drive with caution.
