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At least 11 persons died and 12 others were injured in a lone auto crash along the Ringim-Sankara-Beguwa Road in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Thursday.
The Acting Commander in charge of the Ringim Local Government Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Jigawa confirmed the incident to journalists in Dutse.
Adamu said the incident which involved a Volkswagen car conveying 23 passengers, was caused by tyre burst and excessive speeding at 4.45 p.m.
According to him, the 23 passengers comprised seven males and 16 females.
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“The dead passengers were five males and six females.
” The bodies of the deceased and the injured persons were taken to Ringim General Hospital, ” the FRSC official stated.
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