LAGOS, Nigeria — No less than 21 other people have been killed in a highway collision in Nigeria’s northwestern Kano state, officers mentioned.
The Federal Street Protection Corps mentioned a heavy-duty truck and a industrial automobile sporting passengers collided Sunday alongside the Zaria-Kano throughway, a significant highway linking towns within the nation’s northern area.
The company mentioned in a remark its initial investigation printed the economic automobile driving force “contravened established visitors laws, drove in opposition to visitors glide, leading to a deadly head-on collision with the oncoming truck.”
Best 3 other people survived the crash with accidents, whilst 19 males and two ladies have been killed, the remark mentioned.
Injuries are not unusual on Nigeria’s main thoroughfares, steadily leading to lack of lives. In 2024, 5,421 other people have been killed around the nation in 9,570 incidents, in step with the company’s knowledge.
