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Two people have been burnt to death and several others critically injured in a ghastly accident along Bauchi-Jos road on Tuesday.
Heraldnigeria.com gathered that Tuesday’s accident was caused when a Hilux vehicle had a head-on collision with a petrol tanker and in the process, caught fire.
The Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State Sector Command, Rilwan Suleiman, confirmed the accident.
He said, “Yes, it is true, there was an accident a few moments ago (at about noon), a Hilux with a Government number plate collided with a petrol tanker, unfortunately, it caught fire. Two people died on the spot. As I speak with you now, our men are currently on rescue operations and they have not yet returned.”
