A pregnant woman was killed, four others, and 19 others were hurt after an 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus with registration number KTG 283 XA crashed into Yobe State’s crowded Damagum market.
Livinus Yilzoom, the state’s Sector Commander for the Federal Road Safety Corps, confirmed the number of fatalities to Channels TV on Tuesday. He said the incident occurred on Sunday night while the pedestrian victims were leaving 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, 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.
The Commander further disclosed that the Unit Command at Dogon Kuka sent the crash investigation team to the area as soon as they received the information and transferred the victims to Damagum General Hospital so they could receive medical care.
According to him, the investigation showed that the crash was caused by a speed limit violation and a loss of control.
According to several witnesses who contacted Channels Television, most villages are seeing an increase in the number of markets located along the roadway, particularly on market days.
