4 burnt to death in Jigawa auto crash

Four persons were burnt to
death in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday in
Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa. Eight other persons sustained injuries in the
accident which occurred along Hadejia-Gumel
road. Mr Muhammad Gidado, the state Commandant,
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),
confirmed the accident on telephone. Gidado said the accident occurred when a bus
with registration number XB 846 AGB collided
with a lorry. He said that the lorry was conveying goats from
Gashua in Yobe while the passenger bus was
travelling from Gumel to Hadejia. Gidado explained that the two vehicles burst into
flames as a result of which the four persons were
burnt to death. “We could not ascertain the cause of the accident
and the lorry driver was burnt to ashes. “Our men and a team of fire fighters have
conducted rescue operation, three corpses have
been deposited at the General Hospital, Gumel,”
he said. Gidado further stated that eight other wounded
passengers were currently receiving treatment at
the hospital. (NAN)