The Katsina State command of the
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of five persons and
injury of three others in an accident during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the
state.
Habu Dauda, the state FRSC
sector commander who confirmed this to newsmen in Katsina on Saturday, said the
accident occurred on Friday at about 4.30 p.m. on Katsina-Dutsinma road.
He said the incident happened in
Batagarawa Local Government Area when two Peugeot cars model 406 and 307 with
registration numbers EW 527 ABC and FL 121 RET, respectively, collided.
Following the incident he said,
five persons: three men and two women, died instantly while three others were
injured.
He said the FRSC rescue team
which arrived at the scene few minutes after the accident took the injured
persons to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Katsina for treatment. He also said
the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the FMC mortuary.
Mr. Dauda said the accident was
caused by dangerous over-taking.
He appealed to motorists,
especially during a festive period such as Sallah, to always abide by the
traffic rules and regulations to avoid accidents.
Four of the deceased persons
were said to be from the same family.
(Premium Times)
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