A fatal road traffic crash (RTC) has claimed the lives of 3 people while 9 others were variously injured.
According to a report from RS12.1 Bauchi Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), the crash occurred on Monday, 13th March at about 2413hrs and was reported at 2423hrs while FRSC operatives arrived at the scene of the crash at 2433hrs taking them a response time of 10mins.
The report further disclosed that the crash occurred on the Bauchi-Kano Federal Highway at Gada Daya village in Ganjuwa LGA of the State.
The crash involved one Toyota Hummer bus with registration number GKA519 XA used for commercial purposes and was conveying 22 passengers at the time of the crash.
The 22 involved in the crash comprised 9 Male Adults, 7 Female Adults, 4 Mali Children and 2 Female Children while the 9 injured are 3 Male adults, 3 Female Adults, 2 Male Children and, 1 Female Child the 03 killed were 2 Male Adults and 1 Female Child.
According to the FRSC report, the probable cause of the road traffic crash was a speed limit violation (SPV) and tyre burst (TBT).
The action taken by the FRSC operatives was that the victims were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for treatment while the corpses were deposited at the mortuary of the hospital.
The Rescue operation was led by CRMA SY Disina on behalf of the Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi.
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