Four persons were burnt to death in a motor accident on Tuesday in Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa.According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eight other persons sustained injuries in the accident which occurred along Hadejia-Gumel road.
Mr Muhammad Gidado, the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),confirmed the accident to NAN telephonically.
Gidado said the accident occurred when a bus collided with a lorry.He said that the lorry was conveying goats from Gashua in Yobe while the passenger bus was travelling from Gumel to Hadejia.
Gidado explained that the two vehicles burst into flames and resulted in four people being burnt to death.
"We could not ascertain the cause of the accident and the lorry driver has also died in the accident.
"Our men and a team of fire fighters have conducted rescue operation, three corpses have been deposited at the General Hospital in Gumel," he said.
Gidado further stated that eight other wounded passengers were currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
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