Tragedy Strikes: 29 Feared Dead As Kano Athletes Involved In Auto Crash
By: Arowona Abdulazeez
No fewer than 20 athletes from Kano Contingent have been confirmed dead following ghastly motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura LGA of Kano State.
The athletes were said to be returning from the just concluded National Sports Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge, confirmed the incident, saying that many other athletes sustained various degree of injuries following the fatal accident on Saturday.
He explained that the bus conveying 30 athletes fell from the bridge, leading to the death of the 20 athletes.
“As I am talking to you now, we have counted 19 dead bodies,” Fagge said.
Similarly, Ado Salisu, a former Vice President of SWAN, said victims were still being conveyed to Kura General Hospital.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, confirmed the accident, but added that he could not confirm the number of deaths and injured persons.
“We just received the report of the accident, so, I cannot confirm the exact number of casualties at the moment,” he added.
