Christmas day road accident kills 6, injures 16 others in Bauchi

Road crash on Christmas day on Sunday killed six persons in Sabuwar, a Miya village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area, Bauchi State.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Yusuf Abdullahi, in a road traffic report in Bauchi on Sunday, disclosed that 16 other people were injured in the accident. Abdullahi revealed that the lone accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BA124 AO6 at about 11.50.m.

The Sector Commander highlighted: “twenty two people were involved in the fatal road crash and there were two male adults, four male children, 10 female adults and six female children.

“Six of them lost their lives on the spot and there are two female adults, two male children and two female children.”

Abdullahi said that both the injured person and the remains of the deceased had been taken to the Kafin Madaki General Hospital for treatment and confirmation.

He added that arrangements had been made to transfer the injured to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH) for further treatments.

The sector commander, however, advised road users to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads.

He urged vehicle owners and drivers to always ensure good tyres, average speed, routine vehicle maintenance and sound state of mind while driving.