Auto crash along Kano-Kaduna Expressway kills 12 passengers
Story from Shafa’atu DAUDA, Kano
Not less than 12 passengers travelling in a commercial vehicle were on Monday burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred along Kano – Kaduna expressway.
According to eyewitness accounts, the ugly incident occurred around 3 pm at Tsamawa Town in Garun Malam, local government council, Kano State.
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Confirming the incident to journalists, the spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf said “Yesterday being Monday 28 February 2022, our fire station at Kura LGA received an emergency call at about 15:00hrs from one Isah Mai Fetur, who reported a road accident/fire at Tsamawa Town in Garun Malam Local Government Area.
“Our men from Kura reached the area at about 15:12hrs and found that two commercial vehicles, a Haice bus collided with J5 and all with unknown registration numbers were engulfed by fire, 12 people were involved, 11 from the Haice bus which is headed from Zaria road to Kano, and one person inside the J5 which is headed from Kano to Kaduna.
“All victims were rescued unconscious and found dead by the fire incident and we cannot identify their names and age due to the fire incident”, Saminu said.
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