Four die, 10 injured in Jigawa auto crash – FRSC

<p>About four persons died, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving two vehicles on Gumel-Kano Road in Jigawa.</p>, <p>Mr Ibrahim Gambo, the Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the accident in a Road Traffic Report (RTC), in Dutse on Monday.</p>, <p>He told NAN that the accident occurred at about 12:25 a.m. when a bus had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle at Achauya village in Gumel Local Government Area of the state.</p>, <p>“A commercial bus (Sharon) with registration number GML 260 XX carrying passengers was involved in a collision with a truck with registration number GUS 648 XA coming from the opposite direction.</p>, <p>“It could be attributed to speed violation and loss of control, 14 persons, consisting of 11 males and three females, were involved in the crash,” he said.</p>, <p>He said that four male passengers were certified dead by a medical doctor at a hospital in the area while seven other males and three females were receiving treatment.</p>, <p>He advised motorists to shun night journeys and respect traffic rules to ensure safety on the road.</p>