At least four persons were killed over the weekend in a motor accident, which occurred in Bar Arewa village of Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi.
Five others also sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash.
The victims were said to be returning from the Zaar cultural festivities known as Limb Zaar, which held at Tafawa Balewa town on Saturday.
Confirming the incident to The Nation on phone Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Ahmed Wakili, said the accident involved two motorcycles conveying eight passengers which collided with a fiat vehicle.
He added that the five other injured persons were currently on admission at the Bogoro General Hospital.
The police spokesman said: ” I have confirmed the accident between the town of Bogoro and one village bar Arewa”
” It involved two motorcycles conveying four passengers each, they collided with a vehicle which is fiat.
” I don’t know the registration no. Four people died and five others were rushed to the hospital, we are actually checking their situation at the hospital ”
