by James Sambo
An accident along the Sokoto-Sabon-Garin Kwannawa highway today claimed the life of one person leaving about 17 others injured.
According to Kuteb Takum, the Sector Commander of the Commission in the state, the accident happened while the victims were returning from a ceremony in Sabon-Garin Kwannawa.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto that the vehicle – Pick-up van – marked Edo XF 739 BEN, somersaulted at the Sabon-Garin Kwannawa Junction at about 10 am.
“The driver of the vehicle, who is now on the run, lost the control of the vehicle while on Kwannawa- Sokoto highway.
“It was not a head on collision, the van somersaulted several times after the driver lost the control of the vehicle and veered off the road,” he said.
Takum said that seven of the injured victims are currently receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
The remaining ten are getting the needed medical attention at the Specialist Hospital in the state.
May thier souls rest in peace