No fewer than seven
people were killed in
Kano on Sunday when
a pedestrian bridge
being built by the
Rabiu Kwankwaso
administration at
Dorayi quarters, Kano,
collapsed, the state
Police Command said.
The command’s Public
Relations Officer, ASP
Magaji Majiya,
confirmed the incident
in an interview with
the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN).
Majiya said the
incident happened
around 4:45 p.m.
when the bridge,
which was still under
construction, caved in
and collapsed on a
car, which was
passing underneath it.
''The workers at the
site had warned
motorists not to pass
because they were
working on the bridge
but the driver of the
taxi allegedly ignored
the warning. So, the
moment he moved;
before he passed, the
bridge caved in and
collapsed on the
vehicle, which led to
the death of seven
persons,’’ he said.
According to him, the
vehicle has since been
evacuated from the
scene while the
corpses have been
deposited at a hospital
morgue.
Majiya said the police
had also commenced
investigation into the
cause of the incident.
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