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Pictorial: 18 burnt to ashes in Bauchi fatal crash

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Tragedy has struck as multiple fatal crashes claimed the lives of 18 people who were burnt beyond recognition at Nabardo village along the ever-busy Bauchi-Jos road, The PUNCH has learnt.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday at about 4.40 pm involving two commercial vehicles, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number, FKE 688 YC and a MAN trailer.

The bus was said to have had a head-on collision with an oncoming trailer and immediately went into flames.

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The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State Command, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said that a total of 21 people, comprising 18 male adults and three children were involved in the crash.

See the pictures of the accident scene below:

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