Tragedy struck near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State, claiming the lives of 13 persons, including a newlywed bride, five bridesmaids, her brother-in-law, and six others.
According to reports, the tragic incident occurred on a Friday evening and has been linked to a combination of speeding and reckless overtaking
The collision involved two vehicles: an ash Toyota Corolla on its way from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus traveling from Minna, the Niger State capital to Ogbomosho in Oyo State.
Tsukwan Kumar, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), revealed that the crash resulted in the loss of eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child.
Kumar also said that four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child sustained critical injuries.
He stated that emergency response teams quickly transported the injured victims to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida, for immediate medical treatment. Nine bodies of the deceased were handed over to their grieving relatives at the crash scene upon identification, while the remaining four were conveyed to the mortuary at General Hospital Kutigi.
Kanyi Daily recalls that five persons, including four students and a commercial tricyclist, lost their lives in a tragic road crash on Tuesday morning near WOCDIF Centre, Ring Road, the capital of Osun State, Osogbo.
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