The Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Farouk Abdallah, who confirmed the incident to Channels Television in Damaturu, said that the cause of the accident was still under investigation but it occurred along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.
He revealed that four people initially died in the mishap but later the death toll rose to a figure he could not confirm.
The authorities of Sani Abacha Specialists Hospital in Damaturu told Channels Television off camera that the death toll in the accident increased to six and seven others who sustained various degrees of injuries were receiving treatment at the hospital.
According to the FRSC spokesperson, the bus with number plate Bauchi KTG 473 YG took off from Kano and was going to Maiduguri the Borno State capital when the incident occurred.
He called on road users to avoid over-speeding, use of worn out tyres and to always observe road signs as a measure to check road accidents.
The bodies of those killed in the accident have been deposited at the Sani Abacha Specialists’ Hospital Damaturu, waiting to be claimed by their relations.
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