Under-age driver flees after killing three in Zamfara

An under-age driver has killed three persons in Gusau, capital of Zamfara state.

Mohammed Shehu, spokesman of the police in the state, confirmed the incident, saying it is being investigated.

“The incident happened on Monday and the hit-and-run kid driver is yet to be arrested. Already,  we have gotten his details with the ongoing investigation,” he said.

Also speaking on the matter, Nasir Ahmad, public relations officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission in the state, said the command had received information on the incident.

“We received the information after the victims had been evacuated by the police and so the issue is with the police now,’’  he said.

A witness, who pleaded not to be named, said the driver of the Mercedes-Benz car involved in the accident was on a high speed on a busy road.

The witness said the driver lost control of the car and ran over his victims.

One of the victims was a female and a final year student at the state-owned School of Nursing and Midwifery.