An auto crash has claimed the lives of at the least 14 folks alongside Tage Bridge within the Kafin Hausa Native Authorities Space of Jigawa State.
The accident occurred on Monday when a car conveying passengers crashed, ensuing within the lack of a number of lives.
In response to eyewitnesses, the accident was ugly, with many our bodies scattered across the scene.
The state police command confirmed the accident on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Shi’isu Adam.
In an interview with our correspondent, Adam revealed that the motive force of the car survived the accident and is at the moment aiding the police with investigations to determine the reason for the accident.
“The identities of the victims haven’t been launched, pending notification of their households,” he stated.
Adam added that the accidemt occurred when a Golf 3 wagon with quantity plate GML 842 XA, touring from Hadejia city to Makera village, somersaulted and plunged into the river.
The police spokesperson revealed that the motive force of the car survived the accident and is at the moment aiding the police with investigations.
“After we acquired a misery name, our males promptly moved to the scene of the accident, carried the victims to the closest Hadejia Basic Hospital the place a health care provider on name confirmed the deaths of eight ladies, two males and 4 younger males on the scene,” Adam stated.
In response to Adam, an intensive investigation into the reason for the accident is ongoing.
Because the investigation unfolds, the police have appealed to the general public to supply any data that will assist in figuring out the reason for the accident.
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