From Paul Orude, Bauchi
No fewer than 11 persons have been killed in a road accident that occurred at Hawan Jaki village on Alkaleri-Gombe road in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Bauchi State command, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to journalists on Sunday, saying two commercial vehicles were involved.
Abdullahi disclosed that the fatal crash occured on Saturday at about 5.30pm and involved 20 people.
He said the FRSC rescue team arrived the scene and rushed the victims to hospital, with nine confirmed dead by a medical doctor while two others who were injured and were receiving treatment in the hospital later died.
He said that one of the vehicles, a Hiace Bus belonged to the Yankari Express driven by one Muhammed Musa with registration number BA114-A28 while the other vehicle, a DAF truck belonged to Dangote Group of Companies with registration number: JMU169XA.
The sector commander said the accident was as a result of dangerous driving.
Abdullahi appealed to motorists to observe traffic regulations especially during the ember months when there are high volumes of vehicular movements on the roads.
“You will recall that few days ago, we flagged off the 2022 ember months campaigns which has the theme: ‘Avoid Speeding, Unsafe Tyres to Arrive Safely.'” he said.
“During that event, we called on motorists to be more careful and they should obey all the road traffic regulations laid down so that lives and properties can be saved.”