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19 WEDDING GUESTS DIE IN ROAD CRASH IN PLATEAU
No fewer than 19 wedding guests died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in the Kwana Maciji area of Pankshin Local Government Area, Plateau State.
The Chairman of the Pankshin Local Government Area Emergency Management Committee, John Dasar, confirmed the incident.
Dasar said the guests, who came from Kano State to attend a wedding in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, were returning home when the accident occurred.
He added that as the travelers were being helped out of the affected vehicle, it caught fire, burning the 19 people who had not yet been evacuated.
He said, “The accident happened on Saturday. The people were from Kano; they came for a wedding ceremony in Barkin Ladi. They were returning home and were passing through Gindiri to Bauchi, which is a shorter route.
“The driver and a few others survived, but 19 of them were burnt beyond recognition. When the accident happened, the people were being helped out of the vehicle when it caught fire and trapped the deceased,” he said.
Dasar further stated that the survivors were rushed to the Pankshin General Hospital.
