Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC),in Kaduna State,Mr Hafiz Mohammed, on Tuesday confirmed the death of 12 persons in a ghastly automobile accident along Kaduna to Abuja road.
Mohammed told the Newsmen that the crash involved a lone Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18 passengers.
He said the incident, which occurred at about 12:00pm on Monday, also resulted in the injury of six other occupants of the vehicle.
We gathered that a tyre burst was the cause of the crash, and that the vehicle was on its way to Zaria in Kaduna state.