JUST IN: 32 Dead As Boat Capsizes In Zamfara

• A handful of people have kicked the bucket following the a boat accident in Zamfara state

• Daily report Nigeria gathers that a 40 passenger boat capsized, leading to a about 32 deaths and still counting.

A total of 32 deaths have been confirmed, while others are still missing after a boat capsized in Zamfara state.

According to reports, the boat capsized after allegedly being overloaded in Gummi town, Gummi local government area of Zamfara state, on Saturday, Sept 14 Safiyanu Dan Iya said the accident happened after the overloaded boat collided with an empty boat.

While confirming the incident, a resident, identified as

A resident of Gummi, Safiyanu Dan Iya, told Daily Trust that the incident occurred after an overloaded boat collided with an empty boat on Mashayar Yan Tauri River.

Dan Iya explained that the captain of the empty boat was trying to reduce some passengers from the overloaded boat when suddenly the boats collided, hence, the overloaded boat capsized and sank in the river.

Also confirming the incident, another resident, Shehu Aminu Gunmi said only a few passengers were rescued, as the remaining perished.

After the boat capsized and sank in the river, it took the survivors almost two hours before they appeared on the surface of the water. The boat capsized around 10am and the survivors appeared around 12 mid-day.

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“Although the rescue efforts continued up till 8pm, no additional person among the victims was found dead or alive.”

..Also speaking, the Sarkin Fadar Gummi, Alhaji Mahmud S. Fada, confirmed that eight people were rescued, saying, “Apart from them, we have not seen anybody again.

“Up till this time that I am speaking with you, no corpse has been discovered from the river.”