FLASH: Driver, 9 Others Die As Bus Sommersaults In Jigawa

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 Driver, 9 Others Die As Bus Sommersaults In Jigawa | Daily Report Nigeria

  • A total of 10 people have lost their lives in a ghastly car accident in Jigawa state.

  • The accident was said to have happened when the bus conveying people somersaulted.

Reports reaching Daily Report Nigeria reveals that a bus driver, alongside 9 passengers have lost their lives following a ghastly car accident in Jigawa state.

According to a confirmation by the command spokesperson, Lawal Shiisu, the accident occurred at Yanfari village in the Taura Local Government Area of the state.

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While delivering a statement on Tuesday, Shiisu said the accident involved a Toyota bus with registration number HDJ 631 YDD, which was  conveying 11 passengers from Kano to Hadejia.

He added that the bus hit another parked bus with registration number: RGN 180 ZC and somersaulted.

He said that the driver of the bus, along with nine passengers, died on the spot.

He said;

“A police patrol team attached to Taura division raced to the scene and evacuated the corpses to Hadejia General Hospital for medical examinations.

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“The doctor on call certified all the 10 passengers dead, while one passenger was admitted at Majia Primary Health Care Centre and he is responding to treatment,” he added

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