Bus crashes into Muslim procession in Gombe, kills 11 children
Eleven children were killed when a bus driver lost control of his vehicle and ploughed into a Muslim procession marking the birthday of Prophet Mohammed in Gombe, police said Wednesday.
The accident Tuesday in Malam Sidi village in Gombe state was due to a brake failure, said police spokesman Ahmed Usman.
“A
total of 11 children died in the incident while 17 others were seriously
injured,” Usman told AFP.
He
said the victims were aged between 11 and 15, prompting an angry mob to descend
on the bus driver and beat him to death.
Police have launched an investigation into the accident,
he added.
Muslims
in northern Nigeria celebrate the birthday of Prophet Mohammed with month-long
religious gatherings and street processions.
Nigeria
is almost evenly divided between a mainly-Muslim north and predominantly
Christian south.
AFP
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