Five people killed, eight injured in Niger road crash

A road crash on Sunday in Agaie, Niger's Agaie Local Government Area, has claimed five lives and left eight others with critical injuries.

Mr. Hussaini Guregi, the Desk Officer for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie LGA, confirmed the incident to reporters.

According to Guregi, the accident involved a trailer carrying roughly 40 passengers and a tanker.

He added that the trailer was en route from Gusau in Zamfara State to Shagamu in Ogun State at the time of the crash.

He reported that five individuals died at the scene, and the injured were transported to General Hospital in Agaie for treatment.

“The accident was caused by a faulty tanker stationed on the road and an attempted overtake by another trailer.

“As the trailer conveying the passengers attempted to avoid the tanker, it lost control and crashed,” he said.

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