4 Burnt To Death In Jigawa Auto Crash

[Shola Sholaz]

Four persons were burnt to death in a ghastly motor accident on Tuesday in Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa.
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Eight other persons sustained injuries in the accident which occurred along Hadejia-Gumel road.
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Mr Muhammad Gidado, the state Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed the accident on telephone.
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Gidado said the accident occurred when a bus with registration number XB 846 AGB collided with a lorry.
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He said that the lorry was conveying goats from Gashua in Yobe while the passenger bus was travelling from Gumel to Hadejia.
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Gidado explained that the two vehicles burst into flames as a result of which the four persons were burnt to death.
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"We could not ascertain the cause of the accident and the lorry driver was burnt to ashes.
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"Our men and a team of fire fighters have conducted rescue operation, three corpses have been deposited at the General Hospital, Gumel," he said.
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Gidado further stated that eight other wounded passengers were currently receiving treatment at the hospital. (NAN)