Eight persons lost their lives, while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto crash that occurred on Wednesday at Shadarki village on
The crash, according to a report by the Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps , occurred at about 1:33 pm.
According to the report, two vehicles, a private white-coloured Toyota Hilux, with registration number BPP 041 and a white commercial Volkswagen Golf 3 car, with registration number DX 65 EKY, were involved in the accident. It added that 14 persons, made up of five male adults, six female adults, two male children and one female child, were involved, out of which six persons, three male adults and three female adults, sustained injuries ranging from bruises, head injury to fracture.
The deceased, according to the report, were two male adults, three female adults, two male children and one female child. While attributing the probable cause of the accident to wrong overtaking, the report informed that the injured were taken to the Darazo General Hospital in Darazo, the headquarters of Darazo Local Government Area of the state, for treatment.The FRSC reported that items recovered at the scene of the crash from the victims included four mobile phones and personal effects.
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