The Federal Road Safety Commission has confirmed the death of 13 persons in a ghastly motor accident on the Malumfashi-Dabai Road in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.

FRSC Sector Commander, Alhaji Abdu Bagadawa, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Katsina that the accident occurred at Unguwar-Iliya village at about 7am on Tuesday.

He explained that the accident involved a Volkswagen bus with registration number KAF 608 XA, bearing 18 passengers and a trailer belonging to Dangote with registration number TRN 130 XA, parked by the road side.

According to him, the Volkswagen had a blowout, which caused it to skid off the road and hit the parked trailer.



He explained that 13 persons were killed instantly while five others sustained various degrees of injuries.

Bagadawa revealed that the corpses and the injured victims were conveyed to Malumfashi General Hospital.

The sector commander urged motorists to abide by traffic rules and regulations even as he advised them to stop using second-hand tyres and desist from speeding.

Bagadawa used that opportunity to urge drivers to install speed limiters in their vehicles for safety purposes.

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