US EditionRoad accident in Nigeria kills at least 30 people
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ordered free medical treatment and deployed humanitarian teams after a trailer crash killed over 30 people due to reckless driving.
- A trailer carrying passengers and goods crashed early Sunday in Kwanar Barde, Gezawa Local Government Area, killing no fewer than 30 passengers en route to Gujungu town.
- Authorities said the crash resulted from reckless driving, charging the driver for speeding amid frequent road accidents in Nigeria caused by poor roads and lax enforcement.
- The governor said the crash is a heartbreaking loss to Kano State, praying for the repose of the deceased and strength for their families.
- The governor directed humanitarian and health offices to assess and support survivors, ordering the Kano State Ministry of Health to provide free care while injured people receive treatment in different hospitals.
- Traffic regulators warned drivers to shun reckless driving after the Sunday crash, citing a December Lagos-Ibadan Expressway incident involving Anthony Joshua as a recent example.
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Nigeria: 30 killed, several injured as passenger truck crashes in Kano
As many as 30 people were killed after a truck carrying passengers lost control and crashed in northern Nigeria. The deadly accident took place on Sunday along a major highway in Kwanar Barde, a town in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Officials said the vehicle, a large trailer, was travelling at high speed when the driver lost control, leading to the fatal crash. According to the Kano State government, the truck was transporting bot…
30 killed in northern Nigeria truck crash, officials blame reckless driving
A truck carrying passengers crashed in Kano, northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and injuring many. The incident has renewed calls for stricter traffic law enforcement and better road safety measures.
The accident involved a truck carrying people. According to a Kano state government spokesman, the vehicle overturned due to careless driving.
A road accident in Nigeria has killed at least 30 people in the northern state of Kano, local officials said. "The fatal accident involved a trailer truck heading towards Gujungu, which overturned due to suspected careless driving, leading to the deaths of over 30 people, while many others sustained serious injuries," a spokesman for the Kano state government said on Sunday. Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, ordered free medical care for th…
Truck carrying passengers crashes in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30
A truck carrying passengers crashed in northern Nigeria because of reckless driving, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, authorities said Sunday. The trailer was driving along a highway in Kwanar Barde town in Kano’s Gezawa local government area when it lost control, according to a statement from…
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