Sources from the town had also told
Daily Trust late Thursday that the victims, who had already been buried, met their untimely death along the dreaded Kaduna-Abuja highway when their vehicle was allegedly attacked by gunmen.
Our correspondents who visited Danbatta confirmed that it was an accident that claimed the lives of the travellers.
The Kaduna State government and the police in the state had refuted the earlier reports, clarifying that the incident was that of a lone accident and that the vehicle was not attacked by gunmen.
Daily Trust gathered that the car was carrying 19 passengers aged between 18 and 40 when one of its tires burst and it somersaulted into a ditch around Rigachikun in Kaduna State.