Four people have been reportedly killed in a fatal road
accident on Thursday at about 3:28pm at Narabi village, along Bauchi-Jos
Federal Highway.
A 16-month-old baby was said to be among those that lost their lives, while eight other people sustained injuries.
The Spokesman for the Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed,
in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Friday, stated
that the accident occurred when a fully loaded Daf Truck, red in
colour, with REG number XA 149 PKM driven by one Mohammed Ali of
Potiskum, lost control at Narabi town, hit Four vehicles and knocked
down pedestrians.He said, “Police Patrol teams attached to Toro division visited the scene and rushed the wounded to General Hospital Toro for treatment while four victims including two women, 16-months-old baby and one passenger were certified dead by a medical doctor.”
Mohammed, added that the deceased are “Amina Mohammed, female, (47) of Jingre ward in Kaduna State, Ummi Ibrahim, female, (18), a Fifteen months old baby yet unknown and, Nahemia Lamiri, male, (48) of Potiskum.”
He said that three Corpses had been released to their relatives for burial after postmortem examinations were conducted, while eight other victims are responding to treatment.
He said the cause of the accident is still being investigated.
Source: Punch News
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