No less than 22 persons were reportedly burnt to death on Wednesday in an auto crash in Takai, the headquarters of Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. The accident occurred at about 12.30 p.m. It was reported that about 9 others had been injured and taken to the Takai General Hospital.
The vehicle (an old model of Ford) was said to be carrying about 34 persons including bags of foodstuffs. An eyewitness reported that the vehicle which was coming from Magami Village in Sumaila Local Government Area of the state, somersaulted and went up in flames.
The witness said the victims comprised 17 women and children while the rest were men. “Only the driver and one other passenger escaped the accident unhurt,” he said.
The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Garba Ibrahim, confirmed the number of death in the accident and the number of the infured taken to Takai General Hospital for medical treatment.
Source: Punch Nigeria
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