No less than six persons including four children have been reportedly killed while seven others injured in a fatal motor accident which happened on Tuesday along Bauchi-Ningi Road in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The accident occurred when a Peugeot 806 driver with 13 passengers aboard least control of the vehicle leading it to somersault.
Confirming the accident on Wednesday, Public Relations Officer of the Police, DSP Haruna Mohammed, said the victims died while receiving treatment at the hospital.
He said: “On April 5, 2016 (Tuesday), at about 16:00hrs (4:00pm), there was a fatal motor accident at Yelwa bridge of Karia ward, along Bauchi -Ningi Road, in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State.
“The accident occurred when a Peugeot 806 with registration No. XB 953 DUT, conveying 13 passengers and driven by one Aliyu Adamu, (male), 30, of Babaldu town in Birnin Kudu LGA of Jigawa State, lost control and skidded off the road. As a result, the vehicle somersaulted and hit a tree.
“Police patrol team attached to Ganjuwa Division visited the scene and rushed the victims who sustained varying degrees of injuries to the General Hospital, Ningi, for medical attention. The following victims were certified dead while receiving treatment.
“Rayyanu Idris, (male) 20, of Babaldu, and Auwal Isah, (male) 45, of Jimbin village, Ganjuwa.”
According to the Police Spokesman, the children who died in the car crash are Ibrahim Badamasi, (Male) a five-year -old from Kano; Fatima Badamasi, (female) a two-year-old from Kano; Dauda Bilya, (male) a three-year- old from Kano; and Ummi Salma, (Female) a six-year-old from Kano State.