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Maulud: 35 die in Kaduna road accident

By Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna
16 September 2024   |   5:23 pm
No fewer than 35 people died in a ghastly motor accident on their way to Samunaka in Kaduna State to celebrate Maulud. The Guardian gathered that the tragedy occurred when the J5 bus conveying them was involved in a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle near Samunaka in the Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of…
No fewer than 35 people died in a ghastly motor accident in Kaduna State on their way to celebrate Eid-El Maulud
No fewer than 35 people died in a ghastly motor accident in Kaduna State on their way to celebrate Eid-El Maulud

No fewer than 35 people died in a ghastly motor accident on their way to Samunaka in Kaduna State to celebrate Maulud.

The Guardian gathered that the tragedy occurred when the J5 bus conveying them was involved in a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle near Samunaka in the Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

The authorities were yet to react to the incident; however, one of the organisers of the Maulud celebration, Malam Abdullahi, told journalists in an interview on Monday that the accident had disorganised their earlier plans to celebrate the Maulud.

According to him, about 35 other victims were taken to a medical facility in nearby Plateau State where they are currently receiving treatment.

He said another vehicle in their entourage also clashed with a motorbike, leaving some of the occupants dead and others sustaining various degrees of injury.

“I did the head count; there were about 70 people including women and children. It was a sad development. We’ve taken the injured to JUTH in Jos for medical attention,” he added.

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