A moving train Sunday crushed Dangote cement truck in occurred on Obasanjo Road in the Kano metropolis around 11:30 am.
The Dangote truck also compressed a commercial tricycle, popularly called Keke Napep, leaving occupants seriously injured.
Daily Report Nigeria that an unspecified number of passengers are feared dead following the incident.
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A trader who sells beside the rail track told newsmen that he effortlessly tried to flag down the train when noticed the truck moving towards the rail line.
“As the driver of the trailer attempted to cross the rail line, the train hit the vehicle and the tricycle simultaneously,” he told The PUNCH.
Meanwhile, another eyewitness said that the passengers in the tricycle were rushed to the hospital unconscious.
Meanwhile, Good Samaritans later helped in evacuating the bags of cement as security operatives stormed the area to prevent looting.