15 Killed In Sokoto As Driver Fell Asleep & Bus Fell Into River Rima In Goronyo LGA

Bus Driver Falls Asleep On Wheel, Kills 15
Passengers As Truck Plunges Into River Rima
In Goronyo Sokoto
15 indigenes of Dan Wawaru village in Sokoto met
their untimely deaths on Thursday when the driver of
the bus taking them home suffered sudden sleep
attack while driving.
The Avensis Toyota truck was said to have carried 17
passengers at the time of the accident and only 2 of
them survived.
The disaster happened in Goronyo Local Government
Area of Sokoto State.
According to an eyewitness, the victims were
returning from an Islamic event to their hometown
in Dan-Wawaru village en-route Takakume village in
the same local government area when their bus
plunged into River Rima .
"They attended a religious ceremony on the fateful
day and the driver was assumed to have fallen
asleep, and as a result he lost control of the vehicle,"
the witness said.
The incident has been confirmed by Sokoto Police
DSP Al Mustapha Sani. He said the deceased were
evacuated by the policemen attached to Goronyo
division.
They have all been buried in accordance to Islamic
rites.

Posted By David Aniemeka