The state Head of Public Enlightenment, Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Idris Yahaya, has confirmed the incident in a statement saying;
“The accident involved three vehicles: a luxury bus, marked GDD361YE, a car, marked SGR57XA, and an articulated vehicle, marked LND246XE.
“There were 48 persons in the three vehicles. Nine people were burnt to death and one woman died in the hospital, while 31 persons were injured.
“The driver of the luxury bus is receiving treatment at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria.”
The FRSC commander added that the injured persons were also receiving treatment at ABUTH, while the bodies of the dead had been deposited at the same hospital.
