Ten persons died yesterday while 31 others were injured when three vehicles collided along the Kaduna- Zaria expressway.

The accident occurred on a bridge close to the Kaduna State-owned Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic around 5:30am, according to the Zaria unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

The Corps Public Enlightenment Unit through Idris Yahaya, described the accident as pathetic.

Yahaya said the three vehicles involved were a luxury bus marked GDD 361 YE, a car marked SGR 57 XA and an articulated vehicle marked LND 246 XE.

There were 48 persons in the vehicles, according to Mukhtar Zubairu, the Zaria Unit Commander of the corps. Nine people were burnt to death, while one woman died at the Ahmadu Bello University

Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, Zaria. He said the 31 injured persons, including the driver of the luxurious bus were receiving treatment at the hospital, while seven others escaped with minor injuries.

Zubairu advised drivers on long journey to always stretch their legs after travelling for three or four hours, as doing this reduces fatigue. He also advised drivers to avoid reckless driving, especially during this season of rains.

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May God protect us all. Amin