Fika said the truck, which was coming from Goronyo town in Sokoto State, crashed at Lalan Roundabout because the driver lost control and the vehicle somersaulted, thereby killing the four passengers instantly.

Those who sustained injuries were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Gusau and Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital also in Gusau.

Fika said the driver fled the scene of the accident but the truck had been impounded by the police pending when he would be apprehended and prosecuted.

He maintained that all people involved in the crash were the truck’s passengers, pointing out that no other vehicle was involved in the lone accident.