12 Died, 91 Injured As Overloaded Lagos-Bound Container Truck Crashes In Kaduna
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twelve persons died in an accident on Sunday, December 8th as a truck container carrying over 103 people somersaulted at Sawmill village along Mokwa-Makera road in Mokwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Joel Dagwa said the accident involved a container truck with registration No. KJ 555 XX heading to Lagos. Dagwa said that the truck took off from Maiduguri, picked passengers from Zaria in Kaduna State before heading to Lagos.
”The accident involved 103 people, 55 females ,40 males, 8 children’s, 5 adults. Twelve of them were killed while 91 sustained injuries and taken to Mokwa general hospital for treatment. All the 12 corpses have been deposited at the hospital’s morgue,” he said.
He blamed the accident on over-speeding on a sharp bend of the road. The sector commander said that the Corps would continue to monitor road users to guard against overloading and dangerous driving.
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on Dec 9 2019. Filed under National.
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