Tragedy struck around Bishi village along Bauchi-Gombe Road on Sunday when a couple and their two children died in a road crash.
A sister to the man also died in the accident, alongside eight other people.
Thirteen people died on Sunday in a ghastly accident around Bishi Village along the Bauchi-Gombe road.
According to reports, the accident happened in the afternoon when an 18-seater bus heading to Gombe had a head-on collision with another vehicle, a car.
A relation of the couple, Zainab Sabitu, who spoke to newsmen, said the deceased are Jamal Ahmed Yari, his wife Amina, their two children Adnan and Affan, and Jamal’s younger sister, Zahra’u Dogo.
She said they were returning to Bauchi from Gombe State when the incident occurred.
The Bauchi State Police Command on Sunday evening confirmed the accident.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Kamal Abubabakar, said that the accident happened on Sunday at about 2.30pm, when a bus loaded with 13 passengers collided with another vehicle.
Abubabakar said in a statement, “With a heavy heart, the Bauchi State Police Command regret to inform the general public that there was a fatal motor vehicles accident today, Sunday 31/03/2019 at about 14:30hrs along Bauchi-Gombe road involving two vehicles, a Sharon bus loaded with 13 passengers and a Toyota Camry loaded with six passengers.
“The accident occurred when the two vehicles were coming towards opposite direction and on reaching a point along the road, they had a head-on collision, as a result all the 19 passengers from the two vehicles were injured.
“The victims were then immediately moved from the scene by security agents with assistance of good Samaritans to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
“Unfortunately, on reaching the hospital, 13 passengers were confirmed dead by the medical doctor, while six are still on admission.”
