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Police confirms 18 people dead in Jigawa road accident
The accident on the Jigawa road yesterday has claimed 18 lives, the motor accident occurred close to Malam Alu Farm along Maiduguri Road in Birnin Kudu local government area of Jigawa State.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command SP Lawan Shisu Adam, said the accident, which involved two Hummer buses, occurred around 06:30am, yesterday.
An eye witness revealed that the two buses had head-on-collision and instantly went on flame as a result of which 12 people were burned to ashes.
Adam added that another six people died in Birnin Kudu Hospital as a result of injuries they sustained from the accident.
The Jigawa state police spokeperson also confirmed that only one of the Hummer drivers survived the accident but sustained injuries including fracture in his leg.
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