BREAKING: Tragedy as New Bride, 12 Others Die in Niger Auto Crash
- A tragic motor accident killed 13persons including a newlywed bride and five bridesmaids near Lukoro in Edati, Niger state
- The tragic auto happened after the bride’s vehicle collided with another on Friday evening, January 26.
- According to the FRSC commander, the incident was between an ash Toyota Corolla from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus heading from Minna to Ogbomosho.
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Edati, Niger state - A newlywed bride, five bridesmaids, her brother-in-law, and six others have lost their lives in a car crash near Lukoro in Edati, Niger state.
According to The Nation, the tragic incident occurred when the bride’s vehicle collided with another, resulting in loss of control on Friday evening, January 26.
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The Niger state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Tsukwan Kumar, confirmed the tragic incident.
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Kumar said that the crash involved two vehicles, an ash Toyota Corolla from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus heading from Minna to Ogbomosho.
He added that eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child died as a result of the accident while four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child were injured.
According to Kumar, nine of the dead victims were handed over to their various relatives at the crash scene upon identification of the bodies
“The vehicles and properties which include five phones, one International passport, one NIN slip, three handbags, two travelling boxes, goods, and other personal effects, belonging to the victims were handed over to the Police Outpost in Wuya."
Motor accident kills family of 8 in Imo
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a tragic incident unfolded on Thursday, December 29, 2023, around 3 pm, at the Amanwozuzu junction in the Ikeduru local government area of Imo State, where a Sienna car carrying eight individuals met with a fatal accident.
The victims, all members of a single family, were en route to celebrate the New Year.
According to eyewitnesses, the family's father, driving the Sienna car with his wife and children, collided with a stationary truck transporting rods.
10 die, 7 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway
In another report, FRSC verified a tragic incident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, December 12, the FRSC confirmed the involvement of 18 adult males in the accident.
The statement disclosed that ten individuals lost their lives and seven sustained injuries in the serious car collision.
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