Road crash kills 22 in Niger

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From Yakubu Mustapha Minna

Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aisha Saadu, has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a lone lorry accident that occurred along the Suleja-Lapai Road of the state.

Sa’adu made this known while speaking to newsmen in Minna.

She said the lorry was travelling from Kano to Lagos while conveying goods and 42 male passengers when the accident happened.

She noted that 22 of the passengers died on the spot, while the remaining 20 sustained various degrees of injuries.

The commander informed that the FRSC officials from Lambatta and Suleja units responded promptly to the distress call.

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She added that the injured victims were rushed to the Hospital in Lambatta, while the deceased bodies were deposited at the Suleja General Hospital.

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