Following the road accident which occurred today killing many in Bauchi State, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, has directed the immediate establishment of a unit command with necessary operational facilities in Gamawa, Bauchi State.
The unit command is to tackle all incidences relating to abuse of traffic rules as well as entrench safety along the route, specifically, to curtail excesses of erring drivers.
The spokesman of the FRSC, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, made this known in a statement issued on Friday.
He explained that the fatal lone crash involved an ash colour commercial Toyota Hummer bus with registration number JMA 59 XA, conveying 24 people plying through Hadeja-Potiskum route.
According to him, the driver lost control and hit 11 other victims who were seated underneath a tree in Udubo town.
From the crash investigation report, Kazeem said, a total of 35 people were involved, out of which 10 victims all male adults sustained different injuries, and 25 victims comprising of 9 male adults, 11 female adults, 2 male children and 3 female children were killed.
Specifically, 24 of the killed persons were onboard the vehicle while the remaining 1 victim was amongst the 11 people seated underneath the tree.
The crash occurred as a result of overloading, excessive speed and tyre burst which led to loss of control.
Biu was said to have commiserated with the families of the deceased and wished the injured soonest recovery while calling for caution especially during the month of Ramadan.
