4 Die In Bauchi Auto-Crash

EKO HOT BLOG reports that four people have died in a solo auto crash which occurred near the Bagel bridge on the Bauchi-Dass road in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Monday morning.

Five other passengers of the commercial Galaxy Ford vehicle, with registration number MSA 72-XD, which was involved in the crash, sustained varying degrees of injuries.

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Confirming the accident, the Bauchi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Yusuf Abdullahi, told journalists in Bauchi that the crash occurred at about 10:30 am. Nine passengers, comprising eight male adults and one female adult, were on board the vehicle when the accident happened.

The sector commander attributed the accident to loss of control by the driver of the vehicle, whose name is yet unknown. He added that all the four deceased were male, while four male adults and the only female passenger sustained injuries ranging from bruises to fractures.

“The crash occurred on Monday, March 27th, 2023 at 10:30 am, at Kilometer 15 near Bagel bridge, Dass along Dass-Bauchi road, involving a commercial Galaxy Ford with registration number MSA 72-XD, green in colour belonging to the National Union of Road Transport workers.

“There were nine people – eight male adults and one female adult, in the vehicle when the fatal crash occurred,” the commander said.

He informed that police personnel rushed to the scene of the accident and evacuated the victims to the Dass General Hospital where a doctor confirmed four dead.

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The FRSC sector commander advised drivers to always adhere to traffic regulations and be mindful of their speed limit to prevent road accidents, which he said were avoidable. He also urged passengers to always caution their drivers when they notice reckless driving.