Tragedy As Car Plunges Into Bauchi River, 2 Corpses Recovered, Others Missing

There was tragedy in Bauchi early Saturday morning as a car plunged into a river on the outskirts of Tilden Fulani, along Bauchi-Jos highway in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

According to a report, the car, a green Opel Vectra with number plate, JNN 358 NC, haws carrying seven passengers before it lost control and plunged into the river.

According to an eyewitness, two corpses have been recovered from the river while the other five passengers are yet to be found.

“They might have drowned,” the source predicted.

He said the wreckage of the car was removed from the river by the community members and passersby who stopped to help.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the incident said two corpses were recovered from the river.

He gave the identity of one of the two recovered bodies as Ibrahim Rabi’u (41), a resident of Miya Barkate village in Toro LGA of Bauchi State, noting that the identity of the other corpse had yet to be identified.

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