One person, seven cattle die in Jigawa road accident
One person and seven cattle have been killed in an auto crash that occurred in Gagarawa Local Government Area of the Jigawa state.
Spokesman of the police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident said it occurred on Tuesday at about 2:30 p.m. at Bosuwa.
He said, “On Tuesday, at about 2:30 p.m., there was a fatal motor vehicle accident at Bosuwa junction in Gagarawa LGA involving a trailer with number plate Yobe FUN 351 XA, loaded with about 38 cows driven by one Abdullahi. aged 27, of Potiskum, Yobe.
“On reaching Bosuwa junction, the driver lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road and collided with a stationary red Sharon vehicle with number plate NNR 394 XA, parked at the shoulder of the road.”
Shiisu said that a police team evacuated the victims who sustained varying degree of injuries to hospital, adding that one of the victims was confirmed dead at Gumel General Hospital, while nine others were admitted at Gagarawa Primary Healthcare Centre.
He disclosed that seven of the cattle died on the spot while the critically injured ones were slaughtered.
