The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bauchi State Command, DSP Datti Kamal Abubakar, confirmed the death of the 20 people in a telephone interview with our Tribune Online on Saturday night in Bauchi.
Kamal Abubakar said: “The incident happened Friday night around 9.30 pm. It was a head-on collision between a J5 bus and an 18 seater Hummer commercial bus.
He explained that, “The J5 was coming from Potiskum heading towards Bauchi carrying goats, while the Hummer bus was from Bauchi heading towards Postikum. They had a head-on collision which resulted into fire and 20 people were burnt beyond recognition.”
When asked on the identity of the victims, he said he could not give that at the moment but however, said that: “Nineteen corpses were recognized by family members through the manifest in which they wrote their details at the motor park.”
The Police Spokesman said that a mass burial was held for the deceased on Saturday by 9:00 am on Saturday at Darazo in Darazo Local Government Area of the state.
The FRSC Unit Command in Darazo also confirmed the accident and warned motorists to always be careful while on the road because according to Corps, fatality can be minimized when precautions are taken.