The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State has confirmed that nine passengers lost their lives while 10 others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash along the Kano–Maiduguri Expressway.
The Sector Commander, CC Apaji Danladi Boyi, disclosed this on Friday during a briefing with journalists in Bauchi. He said the accident occurred at about 6:20 a.m. on the Jama’are–Azare axis of the highway.
Boyi explained that the crash involved a commercial vehicle with registration number KTG 181 ZZ, which was conveying 19 passengers from Gombe to Kano at the time of the incident.
According to him, preliminary investigations indicated that overspeeding, fatigue and loss of control were the likely causes of the accident, although further investigations were still ongoing.
He said FRSC operatives promptly rescued the injured passengers and evacuated them to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare, for medical treatment, while the remains of the deceased were deposited at the hospital morgue pending identification and collection by their relatives.
The sector commander added that the corps’ Operation Zero Tolerance was currently ongoing across the state, with personnel intensifying patrols on major highways to curb road traffic crashes.
He urged motorists to strictly obey traffic regulations, noting that traffic volume remained high as travellers continued to return to their destinations following the yuletide and New Year holidays.
