Seven persons have reportedly died while the Chairman of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State sustained injuries following a fatal motor accident along the Malam Madori–Hadejia Road.
The accident reportedly occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on May 18, 2026, at Kashin Dila Junction and involved a Toyota Starlet and a black Mercedes-Benz GLK vehicle.
Sources disclosed that the Toyota Starlet, driven by Adamu Dakido, was conveying passengers from Hadejia to Malam Madori when it collided head-on with the GLK vehicle conveying the Chairman of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area and his driver from Gumel to Kafin Hausa.
According to the sources, all six occupants of the Toyota Starlet died instantly due to the impact of the collision.
The driver of the GLK vehicle also reportedly died on the spot, while the council chairman sustained varying degrees of injuries.
A patrol team of the Nigeria Police Force was said to have responded swiftly to the scene and evacuated the injured victim and corpses to the General Hospital, Hadejia.
Police authorities said investigations into the cause of the accident were ongoing.
Ibrahim Shuaibu in Dutse
