{"id":173490,"date":"2025-08-11T16:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/newly-weds-others-die-in-katsina-fatal-auto-crash"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:57:34","slug":"newly-weds-others-die-in-katsina-fatal-auto-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/newly-weds-others-die-in-katsina-fatal-auto-crash","title":{"rendered":"Newly weds, others die in Katsina fatal auto crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A fatal accident has claimed the lives of a newly married couple and three others in the Abattoir area of Katsina metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened along the Kurfi\u2013Katsina road on Monday and threw the community into mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The victims identified as Abdulsalami Yusuf Kankara, 37, and his wife, Malama Zainab, were reportedly on their way back from Kurfi Local Government Area, where they had gone to console another couple who had suffered a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<p>The couple were on their way home when the tragic incident occurred, killing them and three others.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are yet to release full details of how the accident happened, but residents described the loss as \u201ca huge tragedy\u201d for the community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A fatal accident has claimed the lives of a newly married couple and three others in the Abattoir area of Katsina metropolis. The incident happened along the Kurfi\u2013Katsina road on Monday and threw the community into mourning. 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