Five persons have been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained critical injuries in a road crash that occurred on Sunday in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State.
Mr Hussaini Guregi, Desk Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie LGA, confirmed the incident to journalists.
Guregi said the crash involved a trailer conveying about 40 passengers and a tanker.
He explained that the trailer was travelling from Gusau in Zamfara State to Shagamu in Ogun State when the accident occurred.
According to him, five persons died at the scene, while the injured were evacuated to the General Hospital, Agaie, for treatment.
“The accident was caused by a faulty tanker parked on the road and an attempted overtaking manoeuvre by another trailer.
“As the trailer conveying the passengers tried to avoid the tanker, the driver lost control and crashed,” he said.
Guregi added that the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital, Agaie, mortuary.
Source: NAN
