Alhaji
Sao Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, has confirmed the
loss of ten family members to a ghastly auto crash.
The
victims included three biological children and seven other family members of
the lawmaker, representing Bakura State Constituency.
Our
reporter confirmed that other family members of the lawmaker, who died in the
accident, were four of his grandchildren, his two sisters and his driver.
it should be recorded that
the accident occurred along Sokoto-Gusau road on Sunday.Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Route Commander Nasiru Ahmed, said that the crash was a head-on collision between a Volkswagen Golf car and a Coca-Cola truck.
Ahmed said that out of the 10 persons, who died in the car conveying 12 passengers, nine were female.
He said that the other two persons who sustained various degrees of injuries were still receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Special Hospital, Gusau.
Ahmed urged motorists to avoid night journey and over speeding as much as possible to reduce crashes across the state.
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