Zamfara Road Crash Leaves 19 Wedding Guests Dead
A fatal road crash that occurred in Zamfara State on Saturday evening left 19 wedding guests dead.
The victims were accompanying the newlywed bride to her new home in Jega community when the incident happened.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the fatal crash occurred on Gwalli bridge, Fass community, Gumi local government, Zamfara State at about 4.45 pm.
A vehicle transporting the wedding guests fell off the bridge into water and they died on the spot.
The bridge which links several communities including Gwalli, Yar Gusau, and Fass, had been in a severe state of disrepair for years posing risks to public safety
‘The car fell off the bridge into water. As they were brought out, we found 19 of them dead, including men, women, and children’ Babangida Halifa Ibrahim Fass, who lost relatives in the road crash, said.
It was also gathered that the father of the newlywed bride, late Sheikh Dauda Fass, was a state lawmaker.
The Islamic funeral prayer (Salatul Janazah) will be held for them today-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
