17 die in Niger trailers collusion


No fewer than 17 people have been reportedly killed in accident involving two trailers in Bida area of Niger state. 


The accident  was  said  to  have occurred at the  weekend at Edozhigi junction few distance from Bida Town.


The Sector Commander of the Federal  Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Musa Mohammed, confirmed  the  incident  in Minna.


He said  that   the accident  was  caused by overspeneding  of the trailers , adding that “one of the trailers was coming  from  Lagos.”


He advised motorists to be more careful and avoid  overspending on the road. 
It would  be  recalled  that  a similar  accident  occurred  last year on the same  spot during  which  52 people  lost their  lives.