Tragedy has rocked Borno State, following the death of 37 passengers in a road accident involving 3 vehicles in the state.
The gruesome accident was disclosed by Zonal Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone 12 (Bauchi, Yobe & Borno States), Assistant Corps Marshal Rotimi Adeleye.
According to Adeyeye, the victims were burnt beyond recognition following a head-on collision between two vehicles.
He said, “This is to intimate you of very fatal crashes at about 10:00am today, 22/11/22 that occurred this morning along Maiduguri to Damaturu road, very close to a village called JAKANA.
“Three vehicles were involved (2 Hummer Buses and 1 Golf Saloon). So far, 37 people have been confirmed dead, 8 injured and most of them burnt beyond recognition. The FRSC deployed men for the rescue and have also liaised with the Borno State Commissioner of Police to obtain Court Order for the mass burial of the victims who were burnt beyond recognition.
“The Fire Service were also alerted, as one of the 3 vehicles involved was still burning as of this time. The injured were taken to general hospital Maiduguri and UMTH.
“The Hummer buses were coming in opposite directions. One had a tyre burst and had a head-on collision which resulted in fire. The Golf coming behind ran into them with little impact. Excessive over speeding is the major cause. This was very avoidable.”