At least 20 athletes from the Kano contingent have been confirmed dead following a tragic motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano State.

The athletes were reportedly returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Umar Fagge, Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, confirmed the incident and revealed that several other athletes sustained injuries of varying severity in the fatal accident on Saturday.

He explained that the bus carrying 30 athletes fell from the bridge, resulting in the deaths of 20 athletes.

“As I am talking to you now, we have counted 19 dead bodies,” Fagge said.

Similarly, Ado Salisu, a former Vice President of SWAN, said victims were still being conveyed to Kura General Hospital.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, also confirmed the accident.
He however said that he could not confirm the number of deaths and injured persons.

“We just received the report of the accident, so, I cannot confirm the exact number of casualties at the moment,” he added.