He noted that the accident occurred around 6:30 p.m in Duhuwar Kura village on Azare-Zaki road in Bauchi on Sunday.
The Sector Commander also revealed that it took his personnel about seven minutes to arrive at the scene to clear the site, attributing the accident to speed violation and `overloading’.
“Eleven people were involved in the fatal road crash which included nine males, one female and a female child.
“Four people who were on the motorcycle ran into the Golf 3 car and lost their lives instantly in the process and they were all males.
“Seven others sustained various degrees of injuries and they were five males, one female and a female child,” said Abdullahi.
The FRSC boss, who gave the name of the driver of the car as Abubakar Haruna said the injured persons were taken to Federal Medical Centre, Azare, for medical treatments.
Advising motorists to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads, Abdullahi stated that the remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue of the same hospital for identification.
He noted that the accident occurred around 6:30 p.m in Duhuwar Kura village on Azare-Zaki road in Bauchi on Sunday.
The Sector Commander also revealed that it took his personnel about seven minutes to arrive at the scene to clear the site, attributing the accident to speed violation and `overloading’.
“Eleven people were involved in the fatal road crash which included nine males, one female and a female child.
“Four people who were on the motorcycle ran into the Golf 3 car and lost their lives instantly in the process and they were all males.
“Seven others sustained various degrees of injuries and they were five males, one female and a female child,” said Abdullahi.
The FRSC boss, who gave the name of the driver of the car as Abubakar Haruna said the injured persons were taken to Federal Medical Centre, Azare, for medical treatments.
Advising motorists to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads, Abdullahi stated that the remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue of the same hospital for identification.
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