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At least 18 persons have lost their lives in a separate accident in Katsina and Imo states.
In the Katsina accident which occurred along Kaita-Dankama Highway on Thursday night, 13 people reportedly died while 70 others sustained varying degrees of injury.
Although details of circumstances surrounding the accident were still sketchy as of Friday, eyewitnesses said the Lagos-bound truck involved in the accident left Dankama few minutes before the crash occurred.
It was also learnt that the majority of the passengers inside the truck were from the neighbouring Niger Republic.
The witnesses added that 70 sheep were also killed in the accident.
Thu Jan 21 2021
At least 13 died and several others were injured on Wednesday night when a Lagos-bound Iveco truck crashed along Kaita-Dankama Road.
Witnesses said the truck, conveying many people and small ruminant animals, was on high speed after leaving Dankama border market when it suddenly fell on its side.
At least 70 ruminants animals also perished.
It was reported that the remains of the 13 deceased persons were taken to the Katsina General Hospital where their relatives retrieved them for burial, except six who were from Niger Republic.
The vice chairman of the Association of Nigeriens in Nigeria, Katsina Chapter, who participated in the funeral prayers, expressed shock over the fatal incident and thanked Katsina state government for shouldering the burial rites and medication for the injured.