Ten persons have lost their lives while eight
others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along
Bauchi-Gombe Federal Highway near Alkaleri town, headquarters of Alkaleri Local
Government Area of Bauchi State.
Briefing newsmen over the incident yesterday in Bauchi,
acting Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mahmud Kachalla said
the accident occurred in the afternoon in between Tsohuwar Gwaram
village and Alkaleri town in the state. Kachalla said
it involved 18 people and two cars- Volkswagen Golf car, Honda and motorcycle.
He said among the victims were five female adults,
three male adults, a boy and a girl while those injured
include five male adults, a female adult and two boys. He said the cause
of the accident was over-speeding and over-loading. “Inside the Gulf car
were 14 people who came from a condolence visit in Jigawa State and
were on their way to Alkaleri when the vehicle had a head on
collision,
The Commandant said the FRSC personnel
stationed in Alkaleri rushed to the scene of the accident and took
the injured people to Alkaleri General Hospital for medical treatment.
Kachalla advised motorists to always obey traffic regulations to reduce the
rate of accidents along the high way especially during this yuletide
period when there is mass movement of people
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