Kano State: 14 People Burnt To Death In Road Crash

A car accident in Kano State has led to the death of fourteen people while eight others sustained serious injuries.

It was reported that the accident happened on Thursday evening at Makole town along Kano Wudil highway, 30km away from Kano.

The tragic incident involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number DAL 116 XA, conveying 22 passengers.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano, Zubairu Mato, in a statement noted that the vehicle which went into flames, burnt 14 passengers to death, while eight other survived with burnt injuries.

A further report revealed that the injured and burnt corpses had already been evacuated to Wudil General Hospital, Wudil.

Mato added that the vehicle was overloaded with passengers, he reiterated the command’s commitment to dealing decisively with earring motorists who are perpetual offenders.

He called on Nigerians not to board vehicles overloaded to prevent needless crashes.

“Let me use this occasion to warn the general public to comply with the stay-at-home order being enforced in Kano State, which is in the best interest of everyone, as it is a measure put in place to curtail further spread of COVID-19 virus in the state.”

“Whoever is arrested violating this order will be sanctioned accordingly.”