15 killed, seven wounded in Bauchi auto crash
Tragedy struck on Thursday in the Toro council area of Bauchi State as 15 persons were killed in an auto crash at Nabordo village.
Yusuf Abdullahi, FRSC sector commander, stated in Bauchi that the incident involved an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hiace bus.
The road crash happened around 3:30 p.m.
Mr Abdullahi blamed the crash on the loss of control, speed violation and dangerous driving.
“Twenty-two persons were involved in the road crash. There were 18 male adults, two female adults, one female child and one male child. Fifteen of the people, 12 male adults, one female adult and the two children lost their lives on the spot,” said the FRSC commander.
He added, “Seven others, six male adults and one female adult sustained various degrees of injuries.”
He added that the injured were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, while the corpses were deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.
(NAN)
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