No fewer than 27 people were reported dead, while 18 others
sustained various degrees of injuries following an accident involving an
articulated vehicle.
The accident, which occurred along Ruwa Wuri-Tangaza road,
Monday, also claimed the lives of a number of cows and sheep.
Eyewitnesses said the driver of the trailer, with plate
number Sokoto XA 443 SAA, which was heading to Warri, in Delta State from Mano
village, allegedly lost control and plunged into a river close to Masallaci
village in Tangaza Local Government.
Vanguard gathered that the victims, who had been buried in
Bagida village, were from Bagida, Sabiyo, Tinnigere, Ruwa Wuri and Tsoni
villages, all in the local government.
Confirming the incident, Sector Commander of the Federal
Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Sokoto, Dr. Umaru Aliyu, said: “Our findings
revealed that the accident occurred due to over-loading and over-speeding,”
adding that the trailer was conveying both cows and humans.
He said: “27 people died, while 15 were injured. Those
injured are receiving treatment at Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching
Hospital, UDUTH, Sokoto, while the driver of the trailer and his motor boy
fled.”
-Vanguard
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