Pregnant woman, 4 others killed as bus crashes into popular Yobe market

FRSC chief, Dauda Biu, agency’s management team and other rescue operatives at the scene of the accident on Sunday

A pregnant woman and four other people have been killed after a Toyota Hiace Bus rammed into the popular Damagum market in Yobe State.

The bus with registration number KTG 283 XA was said to have crashed into the busy market on the evening of Sunday, April 6.

Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Yobe State, Livinus Yilzoom, said 19 people were also injured during the accident.

Yilzoom stated that the accident occurred at a time when pedestrians were walking home after closing from the market.

Speaking on Channels Television, he said, “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,” Yilzoom said.

He also said that the unit command at Dogon Kuka was dispatched to the scene of the accident to help evacuate victims of the crash to the nearest medical facility.

Yilzoom said that investigation on the incident shows that there was speed limit violation by the driver who also lost control of the vehicle at the time of the crash.