15 Die In Accident Involving Dangote Truck, Sunshine Transport Bus

At least fifteen people reportedly died on Thursday in a tragic road accident involving a bus which allegedly belonged to Adamawa Sunshine Transport Corporation and a Dangote Company truck.

Naija News learnt that the vehicles with the registration numbers (Toyota Hiace Bus: YLA 984XA and Howo Trailer: DKD32 XB) collided yesterday at Nabardo town along Bauchi – Jos road in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

It was gathered that seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries from the accident, reportedly caused by speed violations and dangerous driving.

Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, told reporters that the command got wind of the incident and drafted its men, who arrived at the scene in eight minutes.

“Yes, a crash occurred today, Thursday, February 23, 2023. The incident happened at Nabardo town in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

“It involved two vehicles belonging to Adamawa Sunshine and a Dangote Trailer. It occurred at 3:30 pm, we were informed at 3:45 pm and it took our men eight minutes to get to the scene for a rescue operation.

“A total of 22 people, two female adults, 18 male adults, one male child and one female child, were involved in the crash that was caused by speed violation and dangerous driving, which led to a loss of control.

“Our men evacuated the victims to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for medical treatment and confirmation.

“It was when they got there that a medical doctor confirmed 15 people, 12 male adults, one female adult, and the male and female children, dead. Six male adults and one female adult sustained various degrees of injuries,” Abdullahi told the PUNCH.

He noted that all the corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Teaching Hospital, after which they would be released to families of the deceased for burial.

He explained that the rescue of the victims was done in collaboration with men of the Nigeria Police Force.