Barely 48 hours after a tragic accident claimed 14 lives in Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State, another fatal car crash has occurred, leaving six people dead.
The latest incident, described as a double tragedy for the community, happened on Tuesday night along the Auyo-Adiyani road in Guri Local Government Area.
Sources disclosed that the victims, all members of the same family from Adiyani, were returning home from a condolence visit to the relatives of those who lost their lives in the previous accident.
Eyewitnesses reported that the community was still reeling from the shock of the earlier tragedy when the second accident struck, compounding their grief.
This latest crash brings the death toll from road accidents in Jigawa State to 20 within two days, raising fresh concerns about road safety in the region.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Command, DSP Shi’isu Lawan Adam, confirmed the incident.
He said that investigations were ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.
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