22 pupils plus driver die in Kano road crash
Twenty-Two pupils of Government Secondary
School, Misau, Bauchi State, who were on excursion in Kano, died yesterday in
an accident on the Bauchi–Kano Road.The driver of the bus
conveying them also died in the crash which occurred at
about 11.00 am. The 18-seater bus had a head on collision with an
articulated vehicle carrying tomatoes. It was in Tsaida village in
Gaya Local Government Council.The pupils were headed for a radio station on
excursion.Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Kano State, Kabir
Ibrahim-Daura, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the 22 students and
their driver died while three others sustained serious injuries.“Of the 22
students, 12 are males while the remaining 10 are females.
“Two of the injured were taken to Gaya General
Hospital while the remaining one has been referred to a Specialist Hospital in
Kano,” he said.Ibrahim-Daura said all the bodies had been deposited at the Gaya
General Hospital.
An eyewitness account said both the bus and the
truck were trying to avoid pot holes at Samia Uku village when the accident
occurred.The eyewitness Ibrahim Adamu said there is an
ongoing road construction in the area.
”The bus was on high speed and same with the
trailer before the driver of the bus lost control and collided with the truck”
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