7 die, 18 injured in Bauchi auto crash on Christmas, boxing days
Two separate lone fatal crashes which occurred on Sunday and Monday in Bauchi State have claimed the lives of seven people while 18 others were variously injured.
According to FIR from RS 12.12 Ganjuwa and Dass Station Offices update of the Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), the Christmas day fatal crash occurred” on Sunday, 25/12/2022 at about 1150hrs, reported at about 1155hrs while operatives of the FRSC arrived at the scene at 1215hrs giving a response time of 20 minutes.
According to the report, the crash occurred at Sabuwar Miya on the Kafin Madaki -Ningi highway involving a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BA124 AO6 on the fleet of the Bauchi State Government.
It stated that the number of people involved in the accident was 22 comprising 2 male adults, 4 male children, 10 female adults and 6 female children.
” The casualties were 2 male Adults, 2MC 8 Female Adults and 4 female children while the 6 people killed were 2 Female Adults, 2 Male Children and 2 Female children. The nature of the injuries were bruises and fracture. The probable cause of the crash was tyre burst (TBT).
”After the obstruction was cleared, the victims were taken to Kafin Madaki General Hospital for confirmation of death and treatment of the injured while the seriously injured were referred to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for further treatment as reported by DRC KM Chadi, STO Ganjuwa LGA.”
Another fatal crash was recorded on Monday, Boxing Day along the Bauchi – Dass Road involving a VW Sharon mini commercial bus which claimed the life of one person while 3 others were variously injured.
According to the Dass Station of RS 12.1 FIR,” the Road Traffic Crash occurred on Tuesday, 26/12/2022 at about 1100hrs involving 6 people all males out of which one person was killed while 3 others were variously injured with bruises and fracture.
” The victims were taken to the Liman Katagun General Hospital for confirmation and treatment as reported by ARC Ahmed Yusuf, STO Dass who was informed by the Dass LGA branch of the NURTW.”
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