Twelve people burnt to death in Kano auto crash
No fewer than 12 people were burnt to death after a commercial bus collided with another vehicle at Tsamawa in Kano’s Garun Malam local government area.
On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Kano fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed in a statement that the incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
“We received a distress call from one Isah Mai-Fetur at about 3:00 p.m. that a commercial Hiace bus and another J5-bus had collided and instantly burst into flames,” the statement revealed. “Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 3:12 p.m. to rescue the victims.”
It added that 11 people in the Hiace bus were travelling from Zaria road to Kano, while one person in the J5-bus was also going to Kano from Zaria.
Mr Abdullahi explained that all the people were burnt beyond recognition.
He blamed the tragic crash on speeding and advised motorists to drive carefully to avoid unforeseen circumstances.
(NAN)
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