The Kaduna State Traffic Laws Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA) has denied reports circulating on social media that three girls died in a road accident involving one of its marshals along Ali Akilu Road in the Kaduna metropolis.
The incident reportedly occurred on the popular Ali Akilu Road while KASTLEA marshals were conducting stop-and-search operations as part of efforts to enforce traffic rules and regulations.
According to the agency, the accident occurred when a commercial bus driver attempted to avoid another vehicle whose driver was being stopped by the marshals.
KASTLEA clarified that the commercial bus involved in the accident overturned, causing some of the passengers, mostly young girls selling roasted corn, to sustain injuries.
However, reports subsequently circulated on social media claiming that three girls inside the bus had died, while the bus driver allegedly sustained fractures in both legs.
The agency’s management described the reports as false, saying no one died in the accident and the bus driver did not sustain any fractures.
The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of KASTLEA, Carla Abdulmalik, urged members of the public to stop circulating unverified information on social media.
KASTLEA denies reports of three girls’ deaths in Kaduna road accident