About six people have been confirmed dead in an auto crash at Dinki village, in Bogoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Bauchi Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the accident saying two other passengers were injured in the accident.
“Eight people were involved in the fatal road crash and six of them lost their lives on the spot while two others were seriously injured with bruises and fractures,” Abdullahi said.
The Sector Commander noted that the accident occurred due to loss of control of the commercial vehicle involved in the crash.
The deceased and injured passengers had been taken to a General Hospital in Bogoro for examination.
The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Bogoro, Bauchi Yakubu, gave another report of the incident claiming that the driver had been trying to navigate through the bad road before the accident occurred.
The FRSC sector commander urged road users and motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations.
