An accident occurred on Tuesday at about 7:10 p.m.
after the Kano State Fire Service received a distress call from a resident
identified as Suleman.
The incident was confirmed in a statement by the
Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif
Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the vehicle was travelling
from Kano to Roni in Jigawa State when it lost control and crashed into a dam,
trapping all occupants inside.
Fire service personnel from the Danbatta station were
quickly deployed to the scene and rescued the passengers from the submerged
vehicle.
The statement said four of the victims were recovered
unconscious and later confirmed dead at the hospital.
Two of the deceased were identified as Shamsiya Miko,
aged about 35, and Fatima Danlami, aged about 40. The identities of the other
two victims were yet to be confirmed at the time of filing the report.
All victims were taken to Danbatta General Hospital
for treatment and further procedures.
Preliminary investigations, according to the fire
service, indicated the crash may have been caused by a burst tyre, which
reportedly led the driver to lose control before the vehicle plunged into the
dam.
The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji
Sani Anas, expressed sadness over the incident and urged motorists to drive
carefully. He also appealed to relevant authorities to repair the Tomas Dam
embankment to prevent future tragedies.
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