Auto crash: 12 passengers burnt to death in Kano
By Abdulgafar Oladimeji
12 passengers travelling in a commercial vehicle were on Monday burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred along Kano- Kaduna expressway.
According to eyewitness accounts the ugly incident occurred around 3pm at Tsamawa Town in Garun Mallam , local government council, Kano state.
Conforming the auto crash, spokesman , Kano state Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf said “today being Monday 28 February 2022, our fire station at Kura LGA received emergency call at about 15:00hrs from one Isah Mai Fetur, who reported a road accident / fire🔥 at Tsamawa Town in Garun Malam Local Government Area.
“our men from Kura reached the area at about 15:12hrs and found that, two commercial vehicles a Haice bus collided with J5 and all with unknown registration numbers were engulfed by fire, 12 people were involved, 11 from the Haice bus which is headed from Zaria road to Kano, and 1 person inside the J5 which is headed from Kano to Kaduna.
“All victims rescued unconscious and found dead by the fire incident and we cannot identified their names and age , due to the fire incident..” Saminu confirmed to journalists..