DISASTER: 22 Burn To Death, 9 Injured In Kano (PHOTO)

At least 22
persons
were
reportedly
burnt to
death on
Wednesday
in an auto
crash in
Takai, the headquarters of Takai Local Government
Area of Kano State.
According to an eyewitness, who spoke with
journalists on Wednesday, the accident occurred at
about 12.30 p.m. The eyewitness also said that 9
other people had been injured and taken to the
Takai General Hospital.
He said the vehicle, an old model of Ford, was
carrying 34 persons and bags of foodstuffs when
the accident occurred: the vehicle, coming from
Magami Village in Sumaila Local Government Area
of the state, somersaulted and went up in flames.
The witness said the victims comprised 17 women
and children while the rest were men.
"Only the driver and one other passenger escaped
the accident unhurt," he said.
The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Garba
Ibrahim, confirmed the number of death in the
accident and the number of the injured taken to
Takai General Hospital for medical treatment.