The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 21 people following a fatal head-on collision involving a heavy-duty truck and a commercial passenger bus along the Zaria-Kano Expressway.
In a statement on Sunday, signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the FRSC said the accident occurred at about 8:20 a.m. at Kasuwar Dogo, Dakatsale, and blamed the crash on a “route violation” by the bus driver.
According to the statement, the tragic incident involved “a heavy-duty DAF truck and a commercial Toyota Hiace passenger bus.”
“Preliminary investigations by FRSC rescue and crash investigation team revealed that the crash was caused by route violation on the part of the commercial Toyota Hiace Bus driver, who contravened established traffic regulations and drove against traffic flow, resulting in a fatal head-on collision with the oncoming truck,” the statement said.
The Corps added that 24 people were involved in the crash, with only three surviving with injuries.
“Regrettably, out of the 24 people involved in the crash, a total of 21 persons, comprising 19 male adults and 2 female adults, were killed in the crash, while the remaining 3 were rescued with injuries,” the statement noted.
As of the time of the report, the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the Nasarawa Hospital in Kano, the FRSC said, while rescue efforts ensured the road was cleared and traffic restored.
