14 passengers dead, four injured in Jigawa road accident

The Jigawa police command says 14 passengers have died in a road accident that occurred at Kanya Market in the state.

In a statement on Tuesday, Lawan Adam, the police spokesperson in Jigawa, said the accident occurred when a vehicle rammed into a truck while evading a security checkpoint.

Adam said the vehicle was at a “high speed and was guilty of overloading,” adding that the driver refused to stop when waved to by an immigration officer.

“On Monday at about 1120hrs, information at the command’s disposal revealed that there was a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a Daf truck with reg. No. GMB 242 KD, coming from Kanya market,” the statement reads.

“On reaching an immigration checking point, another vehicle, a Toyota Hiace with Reg No. XA 381 GAS, was also coming from Kano to Kanya market with overloading and at a high speed.

“Consequently, four passengers suffered severe injuries, and fourteen others passed away instantly.”

He said the command mobilised a patrol team to the location, adding that the corpses and injured passengers were taken to the Kanya Babba Cottage Hospital.

“The corpses were certified dead by a doctor on duty, while the injured are currently receiving medical attention,” he said.

The police spokesperson added that the command has commenced an investigation into the incident.