Two persons have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Friday in Zangoro Village along the Bauchi-Maiduguri Highway.
The fatal crash involved two vehicles, a Peugeot 406 with registration number, TRN-36SL; and a DAF Truck also with registration number, PKM-77-XA.
The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi Sta gote Sector Command, Yusuf Abdullahi, told The PUNCH that the crash, which involved six male adults, was caused by dangerous driving.
According to him, two other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries while the remaining two escaped unhurt.
Abdullahi said that the name of the driver of the Peugeot 406 car could not be ascertained adding that the truck was driven by one Lawan Sa’idu.
“When our men were called for rescue operation, they responded and evacuated the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi for medical attention.
“It was there that a medical doctor confirmed two of them dead. The two injured persons are responding to treatment,” he said.
Source: Punch
