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14 Die, 5 Injured in Bauchi Road Accident

 Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi 


14 people have been killed while 5 seriously injured in an accident involving a passenger bus and a private car along Bauchi Darazo federal highway. 

The Bauchi Federal Road Safety Sector Commander Yusuf Abdullahi confirmed the incident. 

He said the accident involved two vehicles, a commercial Golf Wagon and a Chevrolet with registration number 15B-07 BA. 

The number of people involved in the crash comprised of 19 people, 10 female adults 07 males 1 female child and 1 male child. 

"The route of the crash was the ever busy Bauchi/Darazo Federal Highway while the location is Zangoro village." 

The Federal Road Safety officials said the cause of the crash was speed limit violation by both drivers. 

Items recovered include N73,000 cash, 7 Phones 1 power Bank and 4 small handbags, the injured victims and the dead bodies were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital Bauchi for medical attention while the corpses were deposited at the mortuary."

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