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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.
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