12 burnt to death in Kano auto crash

 

There was tragedy on Monday as a fatal car accident in Tsamawa Town, Kano State’s Garun Malam Local Government Area (LGA), resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people.

This was said in a press statement issued by the State Fire Service’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Tuesday.

“We received a distress call from one Isah Mai-Fetur at about 3:00 pm that a commercial Hiace bus and another J5-bus had collided and instantly burst into flames.

“Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 3:12 pm to rescue the victims,’’ the statement said.

He said that the 11 persons in the Hiace bus were coming from Zaria road to Kano, while one person in the J5-bus was also going to Kano from Zaria.

Abdullahi said that all the 12 persons were burnt beyond recognition, just as he attributed the accident to overspeeding.

He also advised motorists to always drive carefully to avoid unforeseen circumstances.