An 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KTG 283 XA has rammed into the busy Damagum market in Yobe State, killing a pregnant woman, 4 others and injuring 19 persons.
Confirming the number of casualties, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, said the incident happened Sunday evening when the pedestrian victims were closing from the market.
“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,” he said. (Channels)