Early morning road accident involving a trailer has killed 25 persons at Dangwaro Flyover along Kano-Zaria Highway in Kano State.
At least 53 others who sustained various degrees of injuries have been rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Hospital for treatment.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kano said the trailer was carrying 90 persons alongside animals, motorcycles, and bags of maize onboard.
WikkiTimes reports that earlier on Friday a trailer had lost control and veered off the road killing 14 worshippers shortly after Juma’at prayers at Imawa town in Kura local government area.
FRSC Spokesperson, Kano Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, in a statement made available to journalists on Monday, noted that 12 others were rescued safely.
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The statement reads, “At approximately 0330hrs, a fatal accident involving a trailer (IVECO) with registration number KMC 311 ZB occurred at Dangwaro Flyover along Kano-Zaria Road.
“The crash involved ninety (90), with devastating consequences: twenty-five (25) fatalities, fifty-three (53) injured individuals, and twelve (12) people rescued unhurt.
“Preliminary investigations suggest that the probable cause of the crash was due to over-speeding and loss of control by the driver of the trailer.”
Labaran added that during the joint rescue operation with the Police and other first respondents, the team recovered six motorcycles, 10 mobile phones, animals, maize, and the sum of N4,000.
The FRSC warned drivers and motorists against the unsafe practice of transporting animals, goods, and human beings concurrently as it endangers lives and contravene traffic regulations.