An 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus has crashed into the busy Damagum market in Yobe State, killing a pregnant woman, four others and injuring 19 persons.
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Livinus Yilzoom, said the accident took place on Sunday evening when the pedestrian victims were closing from the market.
“Note that five persons who died were not occupants of the vehicle, rather, they were pedestrians who were by the roadside waiting to cross.
“The driver of the bus with registration number KTG 283 XA, in trying to avoid the pedestrian ran into five persons who were killed as he lost control due to the speed he was travelling. So far 19 persons were injured and five killed,” he said.
He said the Unit Command at Dogon Kuka dispatched the crash investigation team to the scene and evacuated the victims to Damagum General Hospital for medical attention.
Yilzoom said speed limit violation and loss control were the immediate causes of the crash.
