Eight students of University of
Maiduguri and School of Nursing University of Maiduguri Teaching
Hospital (UMTH) have died in an auto crash at Lamari village in Sade
district, Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
It was gathered that the students were on their way to Abuja for a conference when the incident occurred.
A statement by the Police Public
Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, said the
incident occurred when the vehicle conveying the students skidded off
the road into the bush.
He said eight students died on the spot
while five others sustained various degrees of injuries. Mohammed added
that a team of policemen visited the scene and evacuated the victims to
the General Hospital, Darazo, from where those who were injured were
referred to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital,
Bauchi. He said investigation into the matter has commenced.