Atleast three female passengers died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries when a commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday, in Kano, the State Fire Service has confirmed.
The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi who confirmed the incident in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano, said the commercial vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XE 222 TRN, caught fire around the Government Technical College in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state.
He also said the incident occurred while the bus, coming from Ajingi LGA to Kofar Wambai, erupts into fire.
He further said that fire personnel and officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps successfully put out the fire and rescued most of the victims.
Abdullahi, who said three women in the bus were burnt beyond recognition, gave two of their names as Surayya Umar and Zeenai Babaji.
The PRO said the remaining 13 victims, who sustained various degrees of injury, were taken to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, for treatment.
He said that the driver, Muhammed Gali, 35, and his bus conductor Hassan Danladi, 30, were also rescued without any injury and handed over to the police.
The fire service official, who attributed the cause of the accident to a speeding limit violation and a burst rear tyre, implored motorists to drive with caution.
