Scene of the accident. Credit: Federal Road Safety Corps, Katsina Sector Command
No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead, while 17 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal road crash along the Funtua–Katsina highway in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Katsina Sector Command, said the accident occurred at about 1:32 p.m. on Sunday at Layin Kukah along the Funtua–Katsina road.
According to a First Information Report issued by the command’s Public Education Officer, DRC Shamsudeen Babajo, and made available to journalists on Sunday, “the crash involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number 14B 92 TR and an unregistered Bajaj tricycle.
“The crash involved a total of 25 persons. Seventeen sustained varying degrees of injuries, while eight persons lost their lives,” the FRSC said.
