Kaduna State government on Sunday confirmed that several passengers lost their lives in a ghastly road crash along Kauran Wali axis of Zaria-Kano Road.
Two men died in a road accident involving five vehicles near Kwata flyover on Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Anambra.
Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi , State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, in Awka.
Irelewuyi said the accident, which occurred at about 2:30.p.m., was caused by brake failure and loss of control.
He said that the crash involved a red Diesel Truck, a green Honda CRV, a red Mercedes Benz 4matic, a black Toyota Highlander and an ash Lexus SUV.
“Eyewitness report reaching us indicates that the brake of the truck failed and it rammed into four other vehicles.
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Two roadside female hawkers were on Friday killed by a truck, which lost control and ram into them on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Olusola Ojuoro, the Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of TRACE, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ota, Ogun, on Friday.
Ojuoro said that one other person sustained various degrees of injuries in the process of jumping into a dish.
He said that the accident happened at about 3.30 p.m.
According to him, a Mack truck with registration number SMK 82 XY, heading toward Lagos lost control due to speeding, and killed two road side female hawkers.
“Corpses of the victims had been taken to Idera Hospital morgue by the police in Sagamu, while the survivor is receiving treatment at Famobis Hospital in Mowe,” he said.
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