By SUMAYYAH ADEFAKA
No fewer than eight persons lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Bauchi on Saturday.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sector Commander, Bauchi, Yusuf Abdullahi, confirmed the incident during an interview with the press in Bauchi on Sunday.
According to him, the accident occured at Goltukurwa village along Dass-Bauchi road at 9:30 pm, involving an Opel Vectra car with plate number AA 954 GYD and one Tipper Mercedes Benz with number plate NIN 279 SA.
The Sector Commander, attributed the accident to overloading, speed violation and head-on-collision.
He explained that nine people were involved in the crash, comprising two males, six females and a male child.
Abdullahi, however, revealed that all the eight passengers in the Opel Vectra car which ran into the tipper, lost their lives while only the driver of the tipper, whose name was simply identified as Abubakar Mohammed was unscathed.
“This is the December period and we have always been sensitising motorists in the state about the dangers associated with over speeding and overloading.
“I want to use this opportunity to plead with motorists to always be conscious of all traffic rules and regulations as well as weather conditions before embarking on their journeys.
“They should also remember that only the living souls, not the dead, would live to celebrate the Christmas and new year festivities,” he stated.
