Eleven people have reportedly died in a road accident in Makera village , Mokwa local government of Niger state.
It was learnt that the accident occurred at about 3.30am Tuesday along the Mokwa – Makera road.
Blueprint learnt that accident involved aToyota Hiace bus with registration number FST 325 YE travelling from Lagos to Kaduna which had a head on collision with truck conveying cows with registration number EKY 869 XE that was leaving Kudu for Mokwa.
Witness account said nine people were confirmed dead on the spot while two others who were rushed to the Mokwa general hospital died on Tuesday afternoon.
The Niger state FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed the incident saying that the cause of the crash is overspeeding and fatigue.
He said, “22 people were involved in the accident which include 18 male, four female, and two children adding that 10 people were injured while 11 died which include seven male, two female, and two children.”
He said the driver of the trailer absconded from the scene of the accident adding that “the driver of the truck is nowhere to be found and no one knows his whereabouts”.
He stated that the crash victims were taken to General Hospital Mokwa for treatment while the corpses has been deposited at FMC Mortuary Bida.
He added that the rescue operation lasted for six hours adding that nine phones, some money, two bags of filter pumps, 15 bags, and three wristwatches were among other items were recovered during the accident.
The Sector Commander warned against overspeeding especially given the state of the roads across the state while calling on drivers to always take a rest to sleep whenever they discover that they are fatique.
