The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of nine persons, while three others were rescued in a road accident at Fada dam, Dayi road in Gwarzo council of the state.

Spokesman of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said yesterday in a statement that the accident occurred on Saturday evening.

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Abdullahi said, “we received an emergency cat from our station at about 06:45 p.m. from one Ali Mai-faci, that a Golf Wagon had fallen inside Fada dam.

“On arrival, we found that it was a vehicle conveying about 12 people coming from Kano, heading to Katsina.

“We rescued three persons alive while nine were rescued unconscious, later confirmed dead by doctors,” he said.