The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State has confirmed the death of 10 people and 12 others who sustained injuries in a road accident involving a Gombe State Mass Transit bus and a commercial motorcycle in Azare town of Katagum LGA.
State FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi, who disclosed this to newsmen at the weekend in Bauchi, said four people on the motorcycle were killed while the six others were in the Hummer Bus which had 18 passengers.
According to him, the accident was caused by over speeding.
“The okada rider crossed in front of the Toyota Hummer Bus which was over-speeding and it knocked him down. Our men in Azare town were called and they rushed to the scene, rescued the victims, and moved them to the hospital where a medical doctor confirmed 10 people dead.
“The total number of people involved in the crash is 22.”
He said the victims included 14 male adults, five female adults, one male child and two female children.
Abdullahi said the corpses of the deceased were taken to the mortuary at the Federal Medical Centre, Azare while the injured were taken to the new Jama’are Clinic.
He advised motorists to be cautious while driving to reduce crashes that lead to loss of lives and properties.
“My call to the public, particularly fleet operators is to reduce speed and they should install speed limiting devices on their vehicles so that it will check drivers’ excesses which will reduce the loss of lives and properties,” he said.
