No fewer than 23 persons died in a ghastly accident involving a bus on Jahun-Kiyawa Road, in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Jigawa State Police Command, confirmed the accident in Dutse on Monday.
Jinjiri said that the incident occurred about 11:30 a.m., that the driver of the bus lost control as a result of tyre burst and hit a house at Gwanfai village.
He said that immediately after the tyre burst, the vehicle caught fire and all the 22 passengers on-board including the driver were burnt beyond recognition.
“The victims included 18 males and five females,” the spokesman said.
The bus with Registration Number YD 183 HJA, which was supposed to carry 14 passengers was overloaded with 22 passengers traveling from Jahun to Shuwarin town.
