A fatal motor accident at Miya Berkete village in Toro Area of Bauchi State, yesterday, claimed the lives of four persons.
SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, in a statement to DAILY POST, said the accident occurred when an Opel Vectra (ash colour) with Reg No FH 277 ABC, driven by one Saadi Abdullahi, male, 35 years, conveying five passengers from Jos-Bauchi hit a motorcyclist named Jibrin Haruna and his passenger.
As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle and had a head on collision with an incoming Golf 3 vehicle, blue in color with REG. No.BSA 306 SC, driven by one Moses Dabo, male, 34 years, conveying five passengers from Bauchi to Jos.
Police Patrol team attached to Toro Division visited the scene and rushed casualties to the General hospital, Toro for medical attention.
The statement added that: “Four female passengers were certified death on arrival by a medical doctor while nine other occupants including three female youth corps members, two drivers, a motorcyclist cyclist and his passenger and one CPL Rabiu Othman, male of NPF, serving in Nasarawa Command were referred to ATBU Teaching hospital Bauchi for treatment.
“The deceased persons Maryam Usman female and 18 Years of Tilden Fulani; Hajara Idris female and 25 years; Amina Shuabu female and 7 years; Dayiba Musa female and 25 years all of Rukuba Town in Plateau State.
“However, the injured victims identified and referred to ATBU Teaching hospital Bauchi for treatment include: Esther Enock female and 27 years old youth Corper serving at Treasury, Ministry of Finance Bauchi; Samina Sami female and 23 years Serving at Faith Revival School, Rafin Zurfi Yelwa; Rosemary Surname and address yet to be ascertained; Hauwau Umar female and 10 years of Tilden Fulani and Kethren Markus female and 35 years of Yelwa and her seven years old daughter one Joy Markus.”
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