The children were travelling for the Eid-el Maulud celebration when a J5 bus they were travelling in, lost control and colluded with an articulated vehicle due to overspeeding and overloading.
The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kabiru Nadabo had earlier reported that 25 people died due to complications from the accident, while 48 others sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to various hospitals in Kaduna, Jos and Kano for urgent medical attention.
However, the number of deaths rose to 40 as more victims of the accident died in the hospital where they were being treated.
Following the unfortunate incident, Governor Sani has directed the state commissioner of health, to ensure that the remaining surviving children who sustained injuries from the road accident are given adequate medical attention.
The governor in a statement expressed his pain by the tragedy and assured to reach out to the families of the deceased to offer some assistance.
Meanwhile, the remains of the victims have been buried in the Lere local government according to Islamic burial tradition
