No fewer than five persons have been burnt beyond recognition in a fatal accident that occurred at Panshanu in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Northeast, Nigeria.
The accident occurred at about 6:25 am on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, along the ever-busy Bauchi-Jos highway.
According to the Bauchi State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) involved two commercial vehicles, a Toyota Hiace with registration number, KGG 26 LG and a Peugeot Boxer J5 without registration number.
A report from Zebra 30, FRSC Toro- Magaman Gumau made available to journalists in Bauchi indicated that the accident was reported to the Corps at 6:30am, adding that FRSC personnel arrived at the scene of the crash five minutes later.
The report further indicated that the deceased were all adult males, adding that the accident was caused by a tyre burst and loss of control which led to collision of vehicles which subsequently engulfed in fire.
The report added that the charred remains of the deceased and the two vehicles were handed over to the Toro Division of the Nigeria Police Force.