FRSC says a Peugeot 406 car collided with a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to the Zamfara State Ministry of Justice.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, on Sunday, said six people lost their lives in a fatal motor accident in Gumero village of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.
FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the accident, said that 10 others were seriously injured in the crash, involving a Peugeot 406 car and a Toyota Hiace bus.
According to him, the accident occurred on Saturday around 4:05 p.m.
He said the car with registration number KNT503JF, collided with a bus belonging to the Zamfara State Ministry of Justice, killing six of the passengers on the spot.
The FRSC commander blamed the accident on alleged speeding and wrongful overtaking.
Mr Abdullahi said the deceased included four males, one female and a male child, adding that one male, six females, two boys and a female child sustained injuries in the accident.
“The crash happened between a Peugeot car and a Toyota Hiace bus in Gumero village, some 15 kilometers from Kafin Madaki, headquarters of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.
“Our men swiftly responded to the scene of the crash and they were able to rush both the survivors and the deceased to Kafin Madaki and Ningi General Hospitals respectively for confirmation and treatment, and also cleared up the crash scene,” he said.