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19 Persons die in Accident Along Kaduna-Abuja Road

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19 Persons die in Accident Along Kaduna-Abuja Road | Daily Report Nigeria
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19 Persons have been reported dead in a ghastly road traffic crash at the Kateri axis of the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday.

Samuel Aruwan ,Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna,said in a statement on Monday, that the crash, which occurred late on Sunday evening, involved a commercial DAF trailer and was caused by a combination of speeding, and an exploding tyre, leading to a loss of control, which caused the vehicle to veer into the bush.

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A total of fifty-three (53) people were involved in the crash; 16 of these died on the spot, with three others later confirmed dead. Thirty-four (34) sustained injuries which ranged from bruises and cuts to dislocations and head injuries. They were evacuated from the scene by personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

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According to Auwal Idris, the driver, most of the passengers on board the ill-fated trailer were picked at Kara, by a filling station in Lagos, with some to be dropped off at Zaria, while Kano was meant to be the final destination.

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