SO SAD: 7 Wedding Guests Killed, 18 Injured In Bauchi Auto Crash

At least seven people were killed and 18 others seriously injured when a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into an armoured military vehicle in northeast Nigeria, an official said Saturday.

The accident occurred late Friday when the bus full of women and children returning from a wedding collided with the armoured military vehicle outside the town of Azare in Bauchi state.

“The bus driver lost control when one of the front tyres burst just outside Azare and collided with the armoured military vehicle coming from the opposite direction,” transport official Saidu Yusuf Funtua told AFP.

“We took seven dead bodies to hospital with 18 people injured in the accident. All the victims were from the bus,” he said.

Deadly accidents are common on Nigeria’s poorly-maintained roads, often caused by speeding, overloading or reckless driving.

Posted: at 5-04-2015 12:00 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmm....25 passengers in a 15 seater bus ....high speeds, poor roads and bad tires. Recipe for disaster. May the survivors have a full and speedy recovery.

Posted: at 5-04-2015 03:03 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

RIP to d dead

Posted: at 5-04-2015 06:19 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hope buhari is listening to that and l hope things will change on that issue in his administration.

Posted: at 5-04-2015 07:28 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

RIP

Posted: at 5-04-2015 09:56 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Nawooo

Posted: at 5-04-2015 11:19 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

Na wa o

Posted: at 5-04-2015 04:57 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Goodnight

Posted: at 5-04-2015 06:55 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac