15 individuals were killed in a deadly collision that happened on Thursday afternoon in Nabardo town on the Bauchi-Jos route in the Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Seven additional people were hurt in the collision that was brought on by speeding and reckless driving in varied degrees.
Two commercial vehicles were involved in the collision: a Howo Trailer owned by Dangote Company and a Toyota Hiace Bus driven by Adamawa Sunshine Transport Corporation with the licence plate YLA 984XA.
The event was reported to our correspondent on Thursday night by Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander for the Federal Road Safety Corp in Bauchi State.
He said: “Yes, there was a crash today, Thursday, February 23, 2023. The incident happened at Nabardo town in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
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“It involved two vehicles belonging to Adamawa Sunshine and a Dangote Trailer. It occurred at 3.30pm, we were informed at 3.45pm and it took our men eight minutes to get to the scene for a rescue operation.
“A total of 22 people, two female adults, 18 male adults, one male child and one female child, were involved in the crash that was caused by speed violation and dangerous driving which led to a loss of control.
“Our men evacuated the victims to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi for medical treatment and confirmation.
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“It was when they got there that a medical doctor confirmed 15 people, 12 male adults, one female adult, the male and female children, dead. Six male adults and one female adult sustained various degrees of injuries.”
The FRSC boss stated that all the corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Teaching Hospital after which they would be released to families of the deceased for burial.
He explained that the rescue of the victims was done in collaboration with men of the Nigeria Police Force.
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