Sixteen people have died while four others were seriously injured in a fatal motor accident along Kano- Zaria highway.
The accident was said to have occurred on Sunday at about 11:30am.
The passenger bus, which took off from Kano, was heading to Markudi, Benue state, when it crashed at Taban Sani Junction, Tashar Yari, along the Zaria-Kano expressway.
Kabir Nadabo, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), in charge of Kaduna state, confirmed the unfortunate incident in a statement.
Nadabo said the lone accident was attributed to overspeeding as the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch.
He said, the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika -Zaria,
alongside the passenger manifest to help identify and reach their families.
He added that the injured were conveyed to the General Hospital in Makarfi, Kaduna state.
The statement reads, “There was a tragic Road Traffic crash involving a Toyota Bus with registration number TRB 674ZG 35XB traveling from Kano State to Makurdi which occurred at Taban Sani Junction, Tashar Yari along Zaria-Kano expressway, on 21st January 2024 at 11:20hrs.
“The accident was a lone one caused by overspeeding where the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a ditch.
‘’An initial investigation of the crash revealed that 20 people were involved, four were injured. Sadly, 16 people lost their lives.
“The injured were conveyed to Makarfi General Hospital for immediate treatment while the deceased were deposited at ABU Teaching Hospital, Shika in Zaria along with the passenger manifest to help in identifying the lost ones as well as reaching out to their families respectively.”
Nadabo said as the lead agency in transport management and road safety, the FRSC is saddened by the unfortunate but avoidable incident. He said the FRSC in Kaduna state will continue to perform its statutory duty of saving lives and property and creating awareness about the dangers unethical road culture.
Nadabo called on stakeholders, particularly the transport unions, to reach advocate the language of safety to their drivers.
