15 passengers burnt to death, 25 injured in Niger road crash: FRSC
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Niger State, Aishatu Sa’adu, has said 15 travellers died and 25 others hospitalised following a fatal road crash along Enagi-Mokwa Road.
Speaking on Sunday in Minna, the sector commander said the accident involved two buses coming from the same direction.
According to her, 15 people were burnt to death when the buses engulfed in flame after the head-on collision in the evening of Saturday.
She added that 25 other travellers, who sustained injuries, were evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre in Bida and General Hospital in Kutigi.
Ms Sa’adu attributed the accident to wrongfully overtaking at a bend and speeding.
She stated, “The accident was as a result of speeding and wrongfully overtaking. I advise motorists to always maintain a good speed limit and avoid wrongful overtaking.”
(NAN)
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