Seven die, three injured in Jigawa auto crash

Seven persons, on Wednesday, lost their lives in an auto crash along Hadejia/Kaugama Road in Jigawa State.
Mr Angus Ibezim,  Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, who confirmed the incident, said that four others sustained various degrees of injury.
He said the accident, which involved a Citroen car and tanker vehicle, occurred about 7 a.m, and was caused by excessive speeding and poor visibility caused by rainfall.
Ibezim said the victims are cattle dealers and were on their way to Gaidam town in Yobe State when the accident occurred.
According to him, the car, which is supposed to carry eight persons, was conveying 11 passengers.
“The FRSC is, therefore, advising motorists to desist from speeding, overloading and driving when visibility is not clear, particularly as the rainy season has set in,” he added.
Ibezim further said that the corps recovered N1,216,870 million, six mobile phones, clothes and lamp belonging to the deceased, saying that the recovered money and items would be handed over to their relations.