Fourteen worshippers died on Friday when a truck rammed into a mosque shortly after Jumat prayer in Imama community in Kura Local Government Council area of Kano State.
Many other worshippers sustained varying degrees of injury in the accident.
The accident occurred when the driver of the truck with registration number MKA 537XN lost control and ran into the worshippers.
Kano State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident in a statement.
The statement signed by by the Corps spokesman, Abdullahi Labaran, said the incident was reported at 1350hrs.
Abdullahi said nine of the deceased were buried on Friday afternoon while those injured were receiving treatment at a hospital.
According to the statement, the driver of the trailer is at large.
The statement read : “Upon receiving the distress call, FRSC Kano State Command promptly dispatched personnel to the scene, alongside other security agencies, to initiate rescue operations and provide immediate medical assistance to the injured victims.’’
Abdullahi emphasised the FRSC’s commitment to road safety and urged all road users to adhere strictly to traffic regulations to prevent such avoidable tragedies. (vitalnewsngr.com)
