Five killed in Niger road crash
Five persons died, and eight others sustained critical injuries in a road crash on Sunday in Agaie, Agaie council area of Niger.
Hussaini Guregi, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie, confirmed the crash to journalists.
Mr Guregi said the accident involved a trailer conveying about 40 passengers and a tanker.
He explained that the trailer was travelling from Gusau in Zamfara to Shagamu in Ogun State when the crash occurred.
According to him, five persons died on the spot, while the injured were taken to the General Hospital, Agaie, for treatment.
“The accident was caused by a faulty tanker stationed on the road and an attempted overtake by another trailer.
“As the trailer conveying the passengers attempted to avoid the tanker, it lost control and crashed,” he said.
Mr Guregi added that the remains of the deceased had been deposited in the morgue at General Hospital, Agaie.
(NAN)
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