12 dead, three injured in Niger road accident: FRSC
The Niger command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) 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 journalists in Minna on Saturday.
He said corps personnel were still at the scene to collect accurate details of the accident as of press time.
Mr Tsukwam assured that the FRSC would conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and provide updates as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, witnesses reported that the accident occurred when a bus travelling from Minna to Katcha Local Government Area of Niger collided head-on with a trailer at Jippo Village, near Mashina community.
According to the witnesses, three of the deceased women were from the same family.
Three other passengers, including two women and the driver, sustained varying degrees of injuries and were currently receiving treatment at Lapai General Hospital.
Speaking from his hospital bed, the driver of the passenger bus, Mohammed Baba, explained that the accident happened when the trailer driver attempted to overtake another vehicle, resulting in a head-on collision.
(NAN)
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