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Accident claims 9 lives in Niger

No fewer than nine persons have been killed after a ghastly motor accident involving two trailers, a Sharon commercial vehicle and another car in Duma village, Edati Local Government Area of Niger State.

 

In the accident that occured around 10am on Monday, the two trailers, one of them loaded with planks, and the other with varieties of goods were heading to Minna, the Niger State capital.

A source told our Correspondent that the Sharon vehicle, which was overloaded with passengers mainly traders heading for Kudu village for the weekly market, was on top speed when it rammed into the trailer coming from the opposite direction and burst into fire immediately.

 

The eyewitness told our Correspondent that the conductor of the trailer carrying planks sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the General Hospital at Kutigi.
The other car was said to have been buried under the other trailer which was still burning as at the time of filing this report.

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