10 die in Kano auto crash

The spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Kassim Musa, on Sunday confirmed that 10 persons died and 20 injured in an accident in Dukundai village in Takai local Government Area.

He told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident involved a Toyota bus and J5 bus which caught fire and burnt some of the occupants on Saturday.

He said the vehicles collided and burst into flames.

Musa told NAN that the accident was the second in two weeks where 10 people had died on the same road.

He stated that firemen were called to the rescue operation around 11:35am by villagers, adding that the road had witnessed several fatal accidents in recent time.

“We have observed that the road has become a terrible place where accidents always happened.

“Just last week, we recorded 10 deaths on that same road and now this.

“The drivers on that route are very reckless and we hope to call a round table with other stakeholders to stop this wanton loss of lives.’’