The athletes were reported to be returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge, who confirmed the incident, stated that many other athletes suffered varying degrees of injury following the fatal accident on Saturday.

He explained that the bus carrying 30 athletes fell from the bridge, resulting in the death of 20 athletes.

Similarly, Ado Salisu, a former Vice President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), stated that victims were still being transported to Kura General Hospital.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, also confirmed the accident.
He however, said that he could not confirm the number of deaths and injured persons.