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Abuja [Nigeria], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi on Friday, local authorities said.
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Published 5 June 2021
Two persons have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Friday in Zangoro Village along the Bauchi-Maiduguri Highway.
The fatal crash involved two vehicles, a Peugeot 406 with registration number, TRN-36SL; and a DAF Truck also with registration number, PKM-77-XA.
The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State Sector Command, Yusuf Abdullahi, told The PUNCH that the crash, which involved six male adults, was caused by dangerous driving.
According to him, two other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries while the remaining two escaped unhurt.
Abdullahi said that the name of the driver of the Peugeot 406 car could not be ascertained adding that the truck was driven by one Lawan Sa’idu.
Benamaisia said that the FRSC, with its goal of reducing RTCs by 15 per cent and fatalities by 20 per cent, supported cycling as a means of transportation.
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