Following an accident involving a Toyota Hummer bus and a Hyundai jeep, the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the deaths of 14 passengers who were burned to death along Gaya-Wudil road in Kano State.
Zubairu Mato, the FRSC Sector Commander for Kano, verified the deaths on Tuesday 8th November.
He said that at about 7:45 p.m., road safety personnel arrived at the scene of the collision on the Kano-Gaya route in Rege Village by Antukuwani.
He explained that the collision occurred at around 7.30 p.m. on Sunday night and included a bus with the registration number GML 102 TA from Kano Line that was travelling from Gombe State.
He said, “Thirteen passengers were burnt to death on the spot with 6 others injured in the accident.”
It was gathered that one of the female passengers died on Monday morning at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital intensive care unit.
The FRSC commander blamed the accident on reckless overtaking and excessive speeding. Therefore, he reminded motorists to always obey the posted speed limit and refrain from risky overtaking when operating a vehicle on a highway.
