Fatal accident killed no less than 13 people, with several injured
It occurred along Bida-Mokwa Road in Niger State
Accident involved a trailer and an 18-seater bus
No less than thirteen persons killed in a road crash at Panti village along Bida-Mokwa road in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Niger State command, Joel Dagwa verified this to Channels Television on Tuesday.
According to him men of the command located at the Kutigi Unit Command carried out evacuation operation in the early hours of today.
He revealed the accident included a trailer and an 18-seater bus heading to Lagos from the north.
Dagwa said the corpses of those killed placed at the Kutigi General Hospital, while those injured taken to the Federal Medical Centre Bida and Kutigi General Hospital.
He, however, said many of the injured victims in life-threatening condition and still unconscious.
The FRSC boss also said details of the passengers and the specific state from which the bus was travelling are yet to be discovered.
