A commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday, injuring 13 other passengers while killing three female passengers, according to the Kano State Fire Service.
Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the service’s public relations officer, confirmed the incident in a statement he gave to Kano-area reporters.
He reported that the commercial vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with the license plate XE 222 TRN, caught fire near the Government Technical College in the state’s Nassarawa Local Government Area.
He claimed that the incident happened as the bus from Ajingi LGA to Kofar Wambai caught fire as it was traveling.
The majority of the victims were successfully saved, according to the statement, by fire crews and Federal Road Safety Corps officers.
Abdullahi, who said three women in the bus were burnt beyond recognition, gave two of their names as Surayya Umar and Zeenai Babaji.
Abdullahi said the remaining 13 victims, who sustained various degrees of injury, were taken to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, for treatment.
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He said that the driver, Muhammed Gali, 35, and his bus conductor Hassan Danladi, 30, were also rescued without any injury and handed over to the police.
The fire service official, who attributed the cause of the accident to a speeding limit violation and a burst rear tyre, implored motorists to drive with caution.