Family of 7 dies in auto crash…Man, 2 wives, son, grandson, brother’s wife, driver perish

Grief filled the air in Musawa town, in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State at the weekend following a fatal road crash which claimed the lives of seven members of a family.
The accident occurred along Funtua-Zaria Road following a head-on collision between the victim’s vehicle (Toyota Camry) and a Volkswagen Sharon, around 12 noon on Saturday.
Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Katsina Sector Command, Route Commander Ya’u Mohammed confirmed yesterday that four of the victims – two men and two women – died on the spot while no fewer than eleven others were rushed to Funtua General Hospital for treat-ment.
A relative of the deceased persons, who pleaded anonymity, further said that they lost Rabe Sule Musawa, his wives (Aminatu and Zinatu), his son, grandson, brother’s wife (Umma Bello) and driver, Ghadafi Ibrahim Babawo.
It was also gathered that all the victims have been buried in Musawa according to Islamic rites with former majority leader of the House of Assembly, Dr. Lawal Musawa, a brother of Rabe; the Head of Administration, Musawa Local Government Council, and former chairman of the council, Tanimu Ismaila, among other dignitaries in attendance.