15 killed in Jigawa road accident

By Mohammed Aliyu

Dutse

At least 15 people were on Saturday evening killed when a truck loaded with sand collided with a car at Garin Ciroma, a village in Gagarawa local government area of Jigawa state.
The Volkswagen Gulf 3 vehicle with a passenger capacity of seven and registration number AA 664 DRA was overloaded with 15 persons.
They were said to be returning from Gwaram local government area and were heading to a village in Gwiwa local government area when the vehicle collided with the truck.
Chairman of Gwiwa local government area, Audu Daurawa, confirmed that all the victims to be from the council.
State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Angus Ibezim, also confirmed the accident, describing the incident as shocking.
He said the truck’s headlights were faulty; hence the car coming from the opposite direction was not aware of it.
A resident of the area who said he rushed to the scene of the crash for rescue, described the scenario as touching, saying the women were seen hugging their babies even in death.
The Saturday accident occurred less than a month after an over-speeding vehicle crushed nine pedestrians to death in Jahun local government area of the state.
The dead were eight men, four women and three children.
The driver truck with registration number XA 779 NSR, identified as Isyaku Umar, has been arrested, according to the state police spokesperson, Audu Jinjiri.
Blueprint gathered that the victims were buried yesterday morning.

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