20 Die In Bauchi Road Accident
At least 20 people have been reported dead in a road accident which happened along Bauchi – Maiduguri expressway near Tirwun village a suburb of Bauchi capital city.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi Command Ahmed Wakili who confirmed the accident said that the accident involved two commercial vehicles.
He added that the corpses have been deposited in the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Teaching Hospital Mortuary.
According to Wakili the accident occurred on Sunday afternoon as a result of a head-on collision involving two commercial vehicles; a Volkswagen Golf heading from Misau to Bauchi and a Hummer Bus heading to Maiduguri from Jos.
One of the vehicles was reported to have gone up in flames and its occupants got burnt beyond recognition.
Out of 22 passengers involved in the accident only two survived and are said to be receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi.
