Fatal crash claims two lives, injure many in Bauchi
Two persons lost their lives in an auto crash in Zalanga village of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Thursday.
FRSC’s Sector Commander in Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, said in Bauchi on Friday that the accident involved one articulated Mercedes Benz and a commercial Sharon bus.
He said seven other persons were seriously injured with bruises and fractures in the accident blameable on overloading and loss of control.
“Nine persons were involved in the road crash and they were all male adults. Two people lost their lives on the spot while seven others were seriously injured,” he said.
Mr Abdullahi said the injured were taken to Zalanga Primary Healthcare Centre for treatment, while corpses of the deceased were deposited in a morgue at the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi for identification.
The sector commander advised road users to always be conscious and obey traffic rules and regulations.
He urged vehicle owners and drivers to ensure they have good tyres, maintain average speed, conduct routine vehicle maintenance and are in sound state of mind while driving.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Politics
Abia: PDP to conduct fresh governorship primary Feb 4
Fresh aspirants are permitted to participate in the current exercise alongside those who contested in the earlier primary.
Politics
Oyetola’s tribunal victory triumph of light over forces of darkness: Tinubu
The former Lagos governor said forces had sought to arrest the progressive good governance of the APC administration of Mr Oyetola.
Abuja
NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train services due to derailment
The management of NRC hopes to introduce additional measures nationwide to ensure safe train operations.
Economy
Stock market closes week with N52 billion decline
The downturn performance was mainly due to selloffs in MTNN stocks.
Agriculture
Food prices increased in December 2022: NBS
This is according to NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for December 2022, released in Abuja on Friday.
Lagos
Sanwo-Olu signs N1.76 trillion 2023 Lagos “budget of continuity” into law
The budget has a capital expenditure of N1.019 trillion, and a recurrent expenditure of N748 billion.
