No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead while 17 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal road traffic crash along the Funtua–Katsina highway in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), 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 (FIR) issued by the command’s Public Education Officer, DRC Shamsudeen Babajo, the crash involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number 14B 92 TR and an unregistered Bajaj tricycle.
The report stated that 25 persons were involved in the crash, comprising 16 adult males, four adult females, two male children and three female children.
It added that 17 victims sustained injuries, including fractures and deep lacerations, while eight others died at the scene or from injuries sustained in the crash.
