At least 17 killed, 3 injured in Nigeria road accident
At least 17 people were killed and three others injured in a road accident on the Wudil-Bauchi Road in Albasu local government area of Kano State.
“The accident involved a Honda Accord with registration number NSR 81 VW and a Volkswagen Sharon (bus) with registration number NNG 275 XA,” the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Ibrahim Sallau Abdullahi, confirmed in a statement.
“The crash occurred as a result of excessive speed, wrongful overtaking which led to loss of control and head on collision, with one of the vehicles bursting into fire immediately,” Abdullahi said.
He added that one person emerged unhurt from the accident. (ILKHA)