Eleven persons have been reportedly killed in car crashes over the weekend in Jigawa State.
It was gathered that 11 persons lost their lives on Saturday in an auto crash at Kwanar Gujungu town in Taura local government area of Jigawa State.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed this in a statement in Dutse on Sunday.
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Shiisu said the accident occurred on Saturday at about noon, when two vehicles, a Honda saloon with registration number NSR 469 AE and a Golf wagon with registration number AUY 292 XA, had a head-on collision.
He said the Honda car was carrying five passengers, and the driver was identified as Abdullahi Muhammad, while the golf wagon carried four passengers, and the driver was identified as Safiyanu Mamu.
“On Saturday, at about 1200hrs, the command recorded a fatal motor vehicle accident which claimed eleven lives at Kwanar Gujungu town, when two vehicles had a head-on collision, as a result of which all the eleven people in both vehicles answered the supreme call on the spot,” he disclosed
He further explained that a team of personnel from Taura Divisional Police Headquarters rushed to the scene and conveyed the victims to the General Hospital, Taura, but the help came so late as they were confirmed dead.
“The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ahmadu Abdullahi, on behalf of the officers and men of the command, expressed his heartfelt condolence to the immediate deceased’s families, relatives and well-wishers in this trying moment.
“He prays to Almighty Allah to have mercy on them, forgive their shortcomings and prevent the occurrence of such ugly incidents,” Shiisu said.
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