Auto Crash Claims 21 Of 22 Passengers In Bauchi -FRSC

The Bauchi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, has said that 21 out of the 22 passengers involved in a road accident in Bauchi have died.
The accident occurred, last Sunday morning, when a Toyota Hummer bus belonging to Borno Express heading to Maiduguri from Jos, with 14 passengers, and a VW Golf 3 wagon coming from Misau heading to Bauchi, with eight passengers, including two female children, onboard, had a head-on collision.
The two vehicles had plate registration numbers as BO89A28 for the bus, and MSA759XA for the Golf car, respectively.
A total of 22 passengers were involved in the auto-crash, two initially survived with fatal injuries, and were receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), Bauchi.
However, the FRSC boss, in an interview with newsmen, yesterday, said that one out of the only two survivors also died last Monday, while receiving treatment.
“Some of the victims, who lost their lives sustained degrees of injuries and died immediately, while others were burnt beyond recognition.
“A total number of people who lost their lives in the accident is now 21. 20 died on the spot and one out of the only two survivors also died on Monday, while receiving treatment,” he said.
Abdullahi, who said that the bodies of all the deceased had been deposited at the ATBU-TH, released a copy of the passenger manifest of the bus and the telephone numbers of some next of kin of the deceased to newsmen.
He said the reason was for their relations to know what had happened and to come and claim their bodies at the hospital.