At least 14 persons died and four others were injured in a ghastly motor accident along the Kano-Kanya road in Babura local government area of Jigawa State on Tuesday.
The spokesman for the state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the accident in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse.
Shiisu said a truck and a bus were involved in the accident which occurred at Kanya village at 11:20 a.m.
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He said: “Today, at about 1120hrs, information at the command’s disposal revealed that there was a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a Daf Truck with Registration no: GMB 242 KD, coming from Kanya market.
“On reaching an Immigration check point, another vehicle, a Toyota Hiace with Reg no: XA 381 GAS was also coming from the Kano to Kanya market overloaded and at a high speed.
“When the immigration officers stopped it, the driver refused to stop and attempted to get around the checkpoint by veering into the other lane as a result, he collided with the truck.”
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