Baby, three others killed in Bauchi-Jos road crash

Four people have been reportedly killed in a fatal road accident on Thursday at about 3:28pm at Narabi village, along Bauchi-Jos Federal Highway.

A 16-month-old baby was said to be among those that lost their lives, while eight other people sustained injuries.

The Spokesman for the Bauchi State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Friday, stated that the accident occurred when a fully loaded Daf Truck, red in colour, with REG number XA 149 PKM driven by one Mohammed Ali of Potiskum, lost control at Narabi town, hit Four vehicles and knocked down pedestrians.

Mohammed, added that the deceased are “Amina Mohammed, female, (47) of Jingre ward in Kaduna State, Ummi Ibrahim, female, (18), a Fifteen months old baby yet unknown and, Nahemia Lamiri, male, (48) of Potiskum.”He said, “Police Patrol teams attached to Toro division visited the scene and rushed the wounded to General Hospital Toro for treatment while four victims including two women, 16-months-old baby and one passenger were certified dead by a medical doctor.”

He said that three Corpses had been released to their relatives for burial after postmortem examinations were conducted, while eight other victims are responding to treatment.

He said the cause of the accident is still being investigated.