Five Police Officers died, 11 Others Injured In Kano Auto Crash
By Tukur Muntari
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The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of its five officers following a ghastly motor accident along Zaria Kano road in the early hours of Tuesday (today).
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the incident to The Punch in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
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He said the accident occurred at Karfi village in Kura local Government while the officers were returning to Kano from an official assignment.
“The accident occurred at Karfi, some few kilometers to Kano and five of the officers died as a result of the accident while 11 others sustained injuries,” he said.
According to him, eleven other officers who sustained various degrees of injuries were currently receiving medical treatment in one of the hospitals in Kano.
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It was gathered that the vehicle in which the police officers were traveling in had a head on collision with a trailer in the village.
Five officers died on the spot while 11 others who sustained various injuries were rushed to Murtala Mohammad Specialist Hospital where they are currently receiving medical attention.
