HUSBAND, wife and four of their children have died following a ghastly motor accident between Dutse and Kiyawa along Maiduguri/ Kano Road, as they all perished after the car had a head-on collision with a truck and immediately went up in flames.
The accident which occurred at about 5.30 a.m. on Friday occurred about eight Kilometres away from Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, when the Toyota Corolla car conveying the family, which was probably traveling for the forthcoming Christmas festivity, collided with the truck.
The bodies of the victims were burnt to ashes from the intense fire, as the family could not be rescued despite the arrival of the Federal Road Safety Corp marshals at the scene of the accident, the Jigawa State Sector Commandant, Malam Muhammad Hussain told newsmen.
Malam Hussain who explained to newsmen how the accident occurred, noted that the vehicle might have been coming from Maiduguri with the family, heading to an unknown destination before they met their untimely death.
He said the affected Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number BB 987 RBC, had a head-on collision with an oncoming truck with registration number XA 674 MAR, while attempting to overtake a trailer, adding that the accident was fifth fatal accident that occurred in the state within three days, which have resulted in the untimely death of 12 people.
Malam Muhammad called on any family whose relatives travelled in the car with the registration number earlier stated to contact the state sector commandant of road safety for more information.
He also warned travellers to be extra careful while on the road in order to have a safe trips and to enjoy fuller lives, while stressing that the state sector of the FRSC’s intention to embark on massive roads patrol in conjunction with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Civil Defense Corps would checkmate the flagrant abuse of road traffic regulations throughout the state.
He added that already, the state FRSC has mobilised its 150 personnel that would be fully on duty throughout the festive period of Christmas and the New Year with a view to guaranteeing adherence to road use regulations.
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