By Guardian Nigeria 03 December 2022 | 11:13 am Tragedy struck on Friday when five persons died in a road crash in Zaranda village, on the Bauchi-Jos road. Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, FRSC, disclosed this in a road traffic crash report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Saturday. The FRSC boss added that five other people were… Tragedy struck on Friday when five persons died in a road crash in Zaranda village, on the Bauchi-Jos road. Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, FRSC, disclosed this in a road traffic crash report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Saturday. The FRSC boss added that five other people were seriously injured in the crash involving one articulated vehicle and one commercial Galaxy Ford car around 7:05 p.m. He said it took the personnel of the corps barely 11 minutes to arrive at the scene of the crash to clear the site. The sector commander attributed the crash to speed violation, loss of control and overloading. “Twelve people were involved in the fatal road crash and they were all male adults. “Five of them lost their lives on the spot and five others were seriously injured with bruises and fractures while two were unscathed,” he said. Abdullahi also stated that both the injured person and the remains of the deceased had been taken to the General Hospital, Toro in Toro Local Government Area for treatment and confirmation. The commander, however, advised road users to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while plying the roads. Latest 21 mins ago The ever-evolving nature of music is one of its most intriguing aspects. No two songs are precisely alike, and even those that sound the most alike will have a few minor variations. As a result, there is constantly something new to learn and enjoy in the music. This constant, ongoing change requires music artists, producers,… 37 mins ago …Demand his immediate resignation Hundreds of members of the Coalition of Civil Societies of Nigeria on Saturday staged a peaceful protest in Abuja with a call on the National Assembly to wade into alleged partiality of the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) justice Tajudeen Olukayode Ariwoola. Led by Comrade Isiaku Balogun, the group enjoined the… 5 hours ago South Korea on Saturday arrested a former national security chief on suspicion of covering up events surrounding the 2020 murder of a fisheries official by Pyongyang. President Yoon Suk-yeol is expanding an inquiry into the highly politicised case following accusations that his predecessor mishandled the probe to curry favour with North Korea. Suh Hoon is… 5 hours ago Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has told physically challenged people not to vote for the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. The former Nigerian vice president, who stated this while speaking at the inauguration of the PDP’s PWD National Campaign Council, said the APC has failed to… 5 hours ago More than 200 people have been killed in Iran since nationwide protests erupted over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, the country’s top security body said Saturday. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16 after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic’s dress code…
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