14 die in central Nigeria road crash: official

14 die in central Nigeria road crash: official

Fourteen people were killed on Saturday when a bus collided with a petrol tanker in central Nigerian Niger state, a road safety official told AFP on Sunday. The passenger bus rammed into the on-coming petrol tanker as the driver tried to overtake another bus outside Kusobogi village, 80 km from the state capital Minna, Kumar Tsukwan, head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger state, said. “Fourteen people died in the head-on collision…

12 dead, scores injured as bus collides with trailer in Niger State

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger Command, has confirmed the death of 12 persons and multiple injuries in an accident on the Agaie-Lapai Highway. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to newsmen in Minna on Saturday. He said corps personnel were still at the scene as of press time to collect accurate accident details. He assured that the FRSC would conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident…

12 die in Niger road accident

The dead were four women and eight men, with three of the women reportedly from the same family. The post 12 die in Niger road accident appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

12 killed in Niger road crash

At least 12 passengers lost their lives in a fatal accident on Saturday along the Lapai-Agaie Road in Niger State. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred at Nami village following a head-on collision between a Wemer passenger bus carrying 15 people and a trailer. The victims included eight men and four women, three of whom were

Road crash claims 12 lives in Niger - Daily Trust

At least 12 people, comprising four women and eight men, have lost their lives in an auto crash along the Lapai-Agaie road, Niger State. An eyewitness told Daily Trust that of the four women who died, three were from the same family. It was learnt that three other occupants, including two women and the driver, sustained varying degrees of injuries and were being treated at Lapai General Hospital. Daily Trust gathered that the crash resulted from…

Deadly crash in central Nigeria leaves 14 dead and six injured

Fourteen people lost their lives in a devastating road crash when a passenger bus collided with a petrol tanker in central Nigeria. The fatal accident occurred on Saturday near Kusobogi village, approximately 80 kilometers from Minna, the capital of Niger state. According to Kumar Tsukwan, head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger state, the crash happened as the bus driver attempted to overtake another vehicle. “The bus rammed into …