NO fewer
than 37 officers of the Nigeria Army were on Friday involved in road accident
in Gaya town in Kano State.
The accident
happened about 8 in the morning along Gaya Express Way in the southern part of
Kano State.
The soldiers
who suffered injuries were rushed to Gaya General Hospital, where they were
attended to by medical personnel on duty.
Security
sources said the accident involved soldiers attached to the 3 Brigade of the
Nigeria Army, who were officially on transit from Gusau to Azara town, Bauchi
State.
Witness told
our correspondent that the accident happened after one of the trucks on the
convoy attempted to avoid a woman, who suddenly emerged on the road, trying to
cross to the other side of the expressway.
A source
said, “The affected military truck, with registration number, NA1716 BO5,
skipped as it tried to avoid hitting the woman, and in the process, it was
brushed by the other truck that was coming behind it ”
The Sector
Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Alhaji Aminu J. Umar confirmed
the accident and said his officers rushed the injured to the hospital. He added
that no life was however lost in the accident.
The
spokesman of the 3 Brigade Nigeria Army,Kano, Captain Ikechukwu Eze, didnt
respond to calls as at press time.
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