Eleven die in Jigawa auto crash
A road accident involving two vehicles at Kwanar Gujungu town in Jigawa State has claimed the lives of eleven people.
Confirming the accident in a statement, the command’s public relations officer, DSP Lawan Shiitu Adam, said the accident happened on Saturday when a Honda LE and a Golf Wagon had a head-on collision.
The statement read, “The accident happened on Saturday when a Honda L.E ash in colour with registration number NSR 469 AE conveying five passengers from Kano heading to Balangu town Kafin Hausa LGA and a Golf Wagon with registration number AUY 292 XA conveying four passengers from Gujungu heading to Taura LGA had a head-on collision as a result all eleven persons died.
“On receipt of the report, a team of Police personnel from the Motor Traffic Department, Taura Divisional Police Headquarters, rushed to the scene and conveyed the corpses to the General Hospital, where they were confirmed dead by a medical doctor,” he added.
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, AT Abdullahi, on behalf of the command, sympathised with the family of the deceased.
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