Posted by Samuel on Thu 12th Dec, 2024 - tori.ng
The crash occurred on Wednesday when a truck collided with the side of the bus, as reported by a source who is familiar with the counter-insurgency operations in the Lake Chad region.
A road accident involving a Borno State University staff bus has claimed the lives of at least three people and left 30 others critically injured.
The crash occurred on Wednesday when a truck collided with the side of the bus, as reported by a source who is familiar with the counter-insurgency operations in the Lake Chad region.
"The victims were rushed to the Umaru Shehu Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, where they are receiving medical attention," Zagazola Makama, stated.
"Efforts are ongoing to provide care for the injured while the bodies of the deceased have been taken to their parents for burial."
The university authorities and the state police command have yet to officially react to the incident.
This incident is part of a recent spate of fatal accidents.
In November, 10 people were killed in a road accident in Yanfari village, Taura LGA, Jigawa State, when a Toyota Hummer bus collided with a parked trailer.
One person was injured in the crash.