Nigeria: Five Die in Bauchi Auto Crash

29 August 2012

Bauchi — Five people were killed while seven others sustained injuries yesterday in an auto crash which occurred in Tirwun village along Bauchi/Maiduguri road. Bauchi State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Mr. Olatunji Sunday, confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying the accident involved 14 passengers. He said out of the number, five persons died, seven were injured, while two were unhurt.

"When we received the information about the accident, we sent our rescue team to the crash site and evacuated all the affected victims to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital. The police took possession of the victim's property to avoid being stolen by hoodlums," he said.

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