Five persons have died and twelve others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident along the Shiwarin -Kano road in Jigawa State. Eyewitnesses told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Monday when the tyre of a Toyota bus coming from Kano heading to Azare burst.
He said the driver lost control and the vehicle somersaulted, killing some passengers while others sustained various degrees of injuries. Police spokesman of the command DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident. According to him, ' the incident happened on Monday at about 2340hrs, a distress call was received at Kiyawa Division that there was a lone motor vehicle accident along Shuwarin to Kano road when a Toyota bus with reg no.
KTG 219 XB, driven by one Alh Umar of Chinade town, Azare LGA, Bauchi state who was from Kano heading to Azare with seventeen passengers on board' 'On reaching a point at Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company, Shuwarin village, Kiyawa LGA, one of the rear tyres burst and the vehicle somersaulted, as a result of which five passengers namely died ' The dead are Suleiman Sani, Hassan Salisu, Khalid Ibrahim, Rabiu Salihu and Shehu Mohd all of Chinade town, Azare LGA. DSP.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jigawa raises educational standards through “JIGAWA COMPETE” digital initiativeLaunched in January 2024, the JIGAWA COMPETE initiative aims to equip teachers and students with the tools and skills necessary to thrive in the digital economy.
Read more »
Nigerian govt repairs Kano-Maiduguri road damaged by floodThe Federal Ministry of Works has announced that it has fixed the Section 2 Kano-Maiduguri road, which was recently cut off by heavy rainfall and flooding.
Read more »
16 killed, five injured in Ondo road crashFRSC attributed the accident to excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking
Read more »
Abba Yusuf terminates road contract over ‘contractor’s failure to mobilise for work'Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has revoked the contract for the construction of a five-kilometre road in Garko LGA ''due to the contractor's…
Read more »
Protesters besiege Jigawa Govt House, demand sacking of commissionerMr Namadi is from Ringim LGA. However, the protesters alleged that he has not represented the area well in the state executive council.
Read more »
Jigawa pension board disburses N3.4b to 1,331 retireesThe payment included retirement benefit, death benefit, death pension balance and refund of eight per cent contribution
Read more »