No fewer than 11 persons lost their lives on Saturday in an auto crash at Kwanar Gujungu town in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa.
The Jigawa Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Lawan Shiisu, officially confirmed the devastating incident in a statement issued from Dutse, Jigawa on Sunday.
According to Shiisu, the collision occurred around noon on Saturday involving two vehicles: a Honda saloon with registration number NSR 469 AE and a Golf wagon with registration number AUY 292 XA. The collision was a head-on impact.
Reportedly, the Honda car was transporting five passengers, including the driver, identified as Abdullahi Muhammad. Meanwhile, the Golf wagon was carrying four passengers, with Safiyanu Mamu behind the wheel.
“On Saturday, at about 1200hrs, the command recorded a fatal motor vehicle accident which claimed eleven lives at Kwanar Gujungu town, when two vehicles had a head-on collision, as a result of which all the eleven people in both vehicles answered the supreme call on the spot,” he said.
He said a team of personnel from Taura Divisional Police Headquarters rushed to the scene and conveyed the victims to the General Hospital in Taura, where a medical doctor confirmed them dead.
“The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ahmadu Abdullahi, on behalf of the officers and men of the command, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the immediate deceased’s families, relatives, and well-wishers in this trying moment.
“He prays to Almighty Allah to have mercy on them, forgive their shortcomings, and prevent such ugly incidents,” Shiisu said.
(NAN)
