confirmed the death of five persons and injury of three others in an
accident during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the state.
Habu Dauda, the state FRSC sector commander who confirmed this to
newsmen in Katsina on Saturday, said the accident occurred on Friday
atabout 4.30 p.m. on Katsina-Dutsinma road.
He said the incident happened in Batagarawa Local Government Area when
two Peugeot cars model 406 and 307 with registration numbers EW 527
ABC and FL 121 RET, respectively, collided.
Following the incident he said, five persons: three men and two women,
died instantly while three others were injured.
He said the FRSC rescue team which arrived at the scene few minutes
after the accident took the injured persons to the Federal Medical
Centre (FMC) Katsina for treatment. He also said the bodies of the
deceased were deposited at the FMC mortuary.
Mr. Dauda said the accident was caused by dangerous over-taking.
He appealed to motorists, especially during a festive period such as
Sallah, to always abide by the traffic rules and regulations to avoid
accidents.
Four of the deceased persons were said to be from the same family.
(NAN)
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