One dead, 17 injured in Sokoto accident

The Federal Roads Safety Commission, FRSC, in Sokoto State, said that one person died, while 17 others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred along Sokoto and Sabon-Garin Kwannawa road, yesterday.

Mr. Kuteb Takum, Sector Commander of the commission in the state, who confirmed the accident, said the victims were returning from a ceremony at Sabon-Garin Kwannawa, on the outskirt of Sokoto.

He said: “The driver of a pick-up van, marked Edo XF 739 BEN, who is now on the run, lost control of the vehicle while on Kwannawa-Sokoto highway.
“The van somersaulted several times after the driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road at about 10a.m.”