The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Kano state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, has given details of how a moving truck lost control, veered off the road and killed 14 Muslims who were returning from Jum’at (Friday noon) prayer in Kano State.
The incident occurred yesterday, June 28, at Imawa, a town along the Zaria–Kano highway in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano State.
According to Ibrahim Abdullahi, the accident occurred when a truck with registration number MKA 537 XN lost control and rammed into pedestrians who had just concluded Friday prayers and killed 14 of them.
“We received a distress call at about 01:50 p.m. on June 28, 2024. Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the accident.”
The sector commander sympathized with the families of the deceased and reassured the public that efforts are being made to determine the precise circumstances of the accident
He said that FRSC is committed to road safety and advised all road users to adhere strictly to traffic regulations to prevent such avoidable tragedies.
