The Jigawa state police command has confirmed that fourteen (14) people died instantly and four others sustained various degrees of injuries following collision between two trucks in Kanya Babba of Ringim local government area of Jigawa state.
The command public relations officer DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam in a statement sent to journalist including GLOBAL TRACKER correspondent said the incident was as a result of efforts from one Hiace driver with registration number XA 381 GAS trying to get around immigration checkpoint who signal to him to stop him at check point.
According to the statement, the state police command has lunched an investigation into the course of the accident in an efforts to prevent future occurrence.
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The statement reads “Today Tuesday, 16th of July 2024, at about 1120hrs, information at the command’s disposal revealed that there was a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a Daf truck with reg no. GMB 242 KD, coming from Kanya market.
“On reaching an Immigration checking point, another vehicle, a Toyota Hiace with reg no. XA 381 GAS was also coming from the Kano to Kanya market with overloading and at a high speed.
“When the immigration officers stopped it, the driver refused to stop and attempted to get around the checkpoint by veering into the other lane. As a result, he collided head-on with the aforementioned Daf truck.
“Consequently, four (4) passengers suffered severe injuries, and fourteen (14) passengers passed away instantly.
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“On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Kanya Division alongside his patrol team raced to the scene. On their arrival, corpses and injured were evacuated and rushed to Kanya Babba Cottage Hospital. Corpses were certified dead by a doctor on duty, while the injured were receiving medical attention.
“An investigation has commenced to find lasting solution and feature occurrence.