Speed violation caused Bauchi accident with 20 people burnt to death – FRSC

Speed violation was the cause of the accident recorded in Bauchi on Tuesday in which 20 passengers of two commercial vehicles burnt to death, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said.

The Bauchi State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Yusuf Abdullahi, said confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists.

He said the accident occurred at Huturu Village on Bauchi-Kano road, adding that out of 21 persons travelling in the two commercial vehicles, 20 died; only the driver of one of the vehicles survived the crash.

According to him, a Volkswagen Golf 3, with registration number SHD-184YU, collided with a Sharon minibus conveying passengers and goods.

Abdullahi informed that 11 males, five females, one male child and three female children died in the accident, adding that the surviving driver was taken to the Kafin Madaki Hospital.

The remains of those burnt beyond recognition, he added, had been buried at Huturu village.

“The accident was caused by a speed violation. It happened at about 11:30am on Tuesday at Huturu Village, along Bauchi to Kano road. Our men got the report at about 11:38am and we got to the scene at about 11:50am. A driver was injured, and 20 others were killed and burnt to ashes,” the sector commander stated.