The destroyed police van which was involved in an accident in Bauchi.
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi-
Some Police personnel of the Rapid Response Squad in the convoy of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, were, on Monday, involved in a crash along Burga-Yelwan Duguri-Alkaleri road, in Bauchi State.
NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the Burga-Yelwan Duguri-Alkaleri road is over 60 kilometer road project being constructed by the State’s Governor.
The Policemen numbering about 10, were in the RRS 3 Vehicle of the Bauchi State Police Command, which summersaulted after the driver lost control because of the dust on the road which is currently under construction.
The Policemen were in the convoy of the governor who has been on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state since Saturday and was at the Tafawa Balewa LGA on his way to Alkaleri LGA when the incident happened.
It was learnt that The Governor’s vehicle and most of the top government officials had gone far when the incident happened
NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that the Police car was in the process of overtaking another vehicle when the driver lost control due to the dust and skidded off the road and summersaulted.
Two of the four Policemen standing in the back of the vehicle were flung out of the Hilux.
Immediately it happened, the vehicle conveying journalists and other vehicles including those of the Commissioners of Works and Transport and that of Information, in the convoy stopped to rescue the victims of the crash.
Although there was no loss of lives, it was learnt that the Policemen sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash while one of them was unconscious.
The vehicle, driven by one Sabo, was seriously damaged was left there while the journey continued.
All the occupants were rushed to the nearby General Hospital, Bununu, the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Headquarters, for medical treatment.