Tragedy: 5 people die in Katsina auto crash

by Oge Okonkwo

An accident scene
An accident scene

A motor accident which occurred on Friday in Kastina during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving three people injured.

This was confirmed by Kastina State command of the  Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The state FRSC sector commander, Habu Dauda, said the crash happened on the  Katsina-Dutsinma road at about 4.30 pm.

The Nation reports:

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.

Dauda said the accident was caused by dangerous over-taking.

The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that four of the deceased persons were from the same family.

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