hirteen people died on Sunday in a ghastly accident around Bishi Village along the Bauchi-Gombe road.
The accident happened in the afternoon when an 18-seater bus heading to Gombe had a head-on collision with another vehicle, a car.
Among the casualties were a couple, their two children and a younger sister to the man.
The deceased are said to be descendants of a historic family of a traditional title holder known as ‘Yarin Bauchi.’
A relation of the couple, Zainab Sabitu, who spoke to newsmen, said the deceased are Jamal Ahmed Yari, his wife Amina, their two children Adnan and Affan, and Jamal’s younger sister, Zahra’u Dogo.
She said they were returning to Bauchi from Gombe State when the incident occurred.
The Bauchi State Police Command on Sunday evening confirmed the accident.
The death of five people in the family on the same day, our Correspondent learnt, has thrown the royal house and residents of the town into grief.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Kamal Abubabakar, in a media statement made available to newsmen said that the accident happened on Sunday at about 2.30pm, when a bus loaded with 13 passengers collided with another vehicle.