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Kaduna-Kano highway car crash – 10 reportedly dead

by Meso Ejiofor
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Oyogist.com has learned that a car crash occurred along the Kaduna-Kano road, on the afternoon of Saturday,5th June claiming some lives and leaving others severely injured.

The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

He said the fatal accident which involved a Hummer Bus belonging to Kano Line and a private Toyota Rav4 SUV, occurred on Saturday afternoon around the Kauran Wali axis.

Aruwan addressing the situation further said the bus was Kano-bound, while the SUV was headed for Zaria.

Eye-witness reports also confirmed that the crash was a head-on collision between the two vehicles, due to dangerous driving and overtaking along a diversion point on the highway.

It was also gathered that 20 passengers were involved in the car crash and 10 has been reported dead currently and the other 10 severely injured are receiving treatment at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika.

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