No fewer than 18 persons died in an accident involving a tipper and a J5 bus on Gumel-Gugunju road in Gumel Local Government Area of Jigawa.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in the state, Mr Angus Ibezim, disclosed this in Dutse on Saturday.
Ibezim said the driver of the tipper with Reg. No. XY 744 GRK abandoned the vehicle on the road after it had broken down.
He explained that the driver of the bus hit the truck from behind, which resulted in the mishap.
He said 15 of the occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, died on the spot while three others sustained injuries.
According to the sector commander, the other three passengers in the bus later died in hospital.
He said the command had begun investigation to ascertain the main cause of the accident.
“We are now trying to find out the main cause of the accident.
“The first thing we…
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