8 persons reported dead in Jigawa auto crash
The fatal accident occurred due to the careless manoeuvring of a driver which led to a head-on collision of two vehicles.
An accident victim lies dead on the ground.
A spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Adamu Abdullahi, gave a statement in a report published by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Abdullahi mentioned that agents of the NSCDC assisted by removing the corpses of the accident victims to the hospital.
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He said, "Our men were returning from Hadejia when the accidents happened and they assisted in rescuing survivors and taking those who died on the spot to a nearby hospital."
Also giving an account of the incident was Angus Ibezim, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who expressed sadness concerning the deaths.
“We received a report about it and we are not happy about it", he said.
According to an eye witness who spoke to reporters, the accident occurred when a vehicle over took another in a dangerous manner, leading to a head-on collision by two others.
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