A public transport vehicle, which exploded in transit, has claimed the lives of three passengers and injured thirteen others in Kano State.
The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano.
He said the commercial vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number XE 222 TRN, caught fire around the Government Technical College in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state.
He said the incident occurred while the bus, coming from Ajingi LGA to Kofar Wambai, erupts into fire.
READ ALSO: Rivers State Guber: Police Invite Tonye Cole Over Murder Allegations
The statement said that fire personnel and officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps successfully put out the fire and rescued most of the victims.
Abdullahi, who said three women in the bus were burnt beyond recognition, gave two of their names as Surayya Umar and Zeenai Babaji.
Abdullahi said the remaining thirteen victims, who sustained various degrees of injury, were taken to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, for treatment.
He said that the driver, Muhammed Gali, 35, and his bus conductor Hassan Danladi, 30, were also rescued without any injury and handed over to the police.
The fire service official, who attributed the cause of the accident to a speeding limit violation and a burst rear tyre, implored motorists to drive with caution.
