A tragic road accident on the Funtua–Katsina highway in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State has claimed eight lives, including four children, and left 17 others injured. The collision occurred on Sunday at approximately 1:32 p.m. at Layin Kukah, involving a commercial Toyota Hiace bus with registration number 14B 92 TR and an unregistered Bajaj tricycle.
FRSC attributes crash to wrongful overtaking
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stated that preliminary investigations indicate wrongful overtaking by one of the vehicles as the probable cause of the fatal crash. Shamsudeen Babajo, the Public Education Officer of the FRSC Katsina Sector Command, confirmed the details in a statement. The crash involved a total of 25 individuals: 16 adult males, four adult females, two male children, and three female children.
Casualties and injuries
Among the eight fatalities were two adult men, two adult women, one male child, and three female children. The remaining 17 victims sustained varying degrees of injuries, including fractures and lacerations. Babajo noted that the injured were immediately taken to Bakori Comprehensive Hospital for medical treatment.
FRSC calls for caution
The FRSC has urged motorists to avoid dangerous overtaking and to adhere strictly to traffic regulations. The agency warned that reckless driving continues to be a major cause of fatal accidents on Nigerian highways. The identities of the drivers involved in the crash had not been established as of the time of the report.
Road crashes remain a significant public safety concern in Nigeria, with excessive speed, dangerous overtaking, and disregard for traffic rules consistently cited by authorities as leading causes of accidents.
