3 killed, 15 injured as 2 vehicles collide in Kano

Three people were killed and 15 others injured in an auto collision in Takai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State on Sunday evening.

Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said the accident involved a Toyota Hilux conveying three people from Jigawa State and a commercial Hummer bus conveying 15 people from Kano.

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He said immediately after they collided the bus was engulfed by fire and that three people were rescued unconscious, while the remaining sustained injuries.

He said, “Out of the 18 people involved, 15 people were rescued. We conveyed them to the Takai General Hospital where doctors confirmed that three were dead.”

Abdullahi lsted the dead as Sani Isah (28), Shamawilu Isah (30) and Musa Yusuf (32).