No fewer than two persons have died and one other injured when the convoy of Bauchi Commissioner for Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki, crashed into a commercial motorcycle.
The government vehicle, a White Toyota Hilux with registration number: BA18 A08 was said to have collided with a motorcyclist identified as Muhammad Muaw,uya.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Bauchi State Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, said it occurred on Wednesday, around 2.25 pm at Miya town, along Miya – Warji in Warji local government area of Bauchi State.
The FRSC boss said that the crash was caused by a speed violation and involved five male adults.
“The victims who were in the entourage of the Commissioner, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Nuhu Zaki were rushed to the Kafin Madaki General Hospital (by the Commissioner) for treatment and confirmation.
“It was there in the hospital that a medical doctor confirmed two people dead. One other person sustained bruises and a fracture,” he said.