Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC), in Kaduna State, Mr Hafiz Mohammed, on Tuesday, confirmed the death of 12 persons in a ghastly automobile accident along Kaduna to Abuja road.

Mohammed told newsmen that the crash involved a lone Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18 passengers.

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He said the incident, which occurred at about 12:00pm on Monday, also resulted in the injury of six other occupants of the vehicle.

Newsmen gathered that the tyre burst was the cause of the crash and that the vehicle was on its way to Zaria in Kaduna state.