By OLAIDE AYINDE

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi State command, says nine people lost their lives in a lone auto accident along Jama’are-Azare road, Bauchi, on Friday.

The state FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Apaji Boyi, who confirmed this to newsmen on Friday, said 10 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash.

According to him, a commercial bus with Registration number KTG181 ZZ conveying 19 passengers, and travelling from Gombe to Kano state, crashed at about 6.20a.m.

He added that It took the corps’ personnel barely 10 minutes to arrive at the crash scene to help clear the site.

Boyi, who attributed the cause of the crash to speed limit violation, fatigue and loss of control, added that the injured were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare, for medical attention.

He also said that the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of the same medical facility.

“19 persons were involved in the fatal road crash and nine of them lost their lives on the spot, while 10 sustained serious injuries,” he said.

The FRSC boss advised motorists to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations while on the wheel.

He noted that the FRSC would not relent in nsensitising motorists about traffic rules, signs and regulations in the state.(NAN)