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Three students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Kaugama in Jigawa State have lost their lives in a tragic motor accident while returning home for vacation.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement issued to DAILY POST.
He said the incident occurred along the Jahun/Kiyawa road in Jigawa State and also left 14 other students injured.
Admas said, “the incident took place on 15/03/24 around 1330hrs, when a vehicle, Sharon Galaxy with registration number TRN 498 ZY, driven by Rabi’u Abdullahi, aged 50, experienced a tyre burst near Kadirawa village while transporting the students from GGSS Kaugama to Gwaram local government their home town”
He said the driver lost control of the vehicle and somersaulted, as a result of which the occupants sustained various degrees of serious injuries.
“The victims were rushed to Jahun General Hospital for medical attention. eight students were treated and discharged, while the driver and six (6) others were referred to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, in Birnin Kudu for further treatment.
”However, three of the students were confirmed dead by a medical doctor, he said the corpses were released to their families for burial”.
The Police Spokesman said preliminary investigation revealed that overloading and worn-out tyres might have been the cause of the accident.
