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Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase

16 months old baby, three others die in fatal road crash in Bauchi

Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase
Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase

From: Ruth David, Bauchi

Four people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor vehicle accident at Narabi village along the Bauchi -Jos Federal Highway.

Confirming this to newsmen in a press statement, the Spokesman of the Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed revealed that the accidents happened on Thursday at about 3:28pm.

According to him, among the casualties include a 16 month old baby. Eight other people sustained varying degrees of injuries and the deceased were certified dead by a medical doctor at the hospital.

Mohammed, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said, “the accident occurred when a fully loaded DAF Truck, red in colour, with REG number XA 149 PKM driven by one Mohammed Ali, (male, (30) of Potiskum, lost control at Narabi town, hit four vehicles and knocked down pedestrians.

He added,”as a result, twelve victims sustained various degrees of injuries.

“Police Patrol teams attached to Toro division visited the scene and rushed casualties to General hospital Toro for treatment where four victims including two women pedestrians, 16 months old baby and one passenger were certified dead by a medical doctor.

“Particulars of the deceased are Amina Mohammed, female, (47) of Jingre ward in Kaduna State, Ummi Ibrahim, female, (18), a fifteen months old baby, and, Nahemia Lamiri, male, (48) of Potiskum.”

The PPRO disclosed that three corpses were released to relatives for burial after postmortem examinations were conducted, while eight other victims are responding to treatment.

Mohammed said that the case is under investigation to ascertain actual cause of the accident.

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