Olayiwola Matthew
A horrific car crash at Dakatsalle Bridge in Kano State’s Kura Local Government area has resulted in the verified deaths of at least 20 Kano Contingent athletes.
It was said that the athletes were on their way back from the National Sports Festival, which had recently ended in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge, who confirmed the occurrence, said many other sportsmen got varied degree of injuries following the unfortunate accident on Saturday.
He explained that the bus conveying 30 athletes fell from the bridge, leading to the death of the 20 athletes.
“As I am talking to you now, we have counted 19 dead bodies,” Fagge said.
Similarly, Ado Salisu, a former Vice President of SWAN, said victims were still being conveyed to Kura General Hospital.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, also confirmed the accident.
He however said that he could not confirm the number of deaths and injured persons.
“We just received the report of the accident, so, I cannot confirm the exact number of casualties at the moment,” he added.