Kebbi: 11 Die, 10 Injured As Truck Somersaults

At least 11 passengers have died in a motor accident on Friday in Kebbi State.

DAILY REPORT gathered that in the accident which occurred along Koko-Yauri road at about 6 a.m, 10 others sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to Shanga General Hospital for medical attention.

The accident occurred when the driver of a Volvo DAF truck with number plate, KWA 230 SKK, lost control.

The truck driver was identified as 40-year-old Alhaji Sule, who loaded passengers and bags of beans going to Ibadan, Oyo State.

The truck somersaulted at Giron Masa village in Kebbi.

SP Nafiu Abubakar, the Kebbi State Police Command spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a statement.

SP Abubakar said: “On the 3rd November, 2023, at about 0600hrs, there was a fatal motor vehicle accident along Koko -Yauri road, involving a Volvo DAF truck with registration number KWA 230 SKK, driven by one Alhaji Sule aged 40yrs of Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State,”

“The truck which was loaded with passengers and bags of beans and was coming from Sokoto to Ibadan, Oyo State. On reaching Giron Masa village, Shanga Local Government Area, the driver of the truck lost control. As a result, it somersaulted and twenty one passengers sustained various degrees of injuries.

“On receipt of the report, a team of Policemen from Shanga Division rushed to the scene and evacuated the victims to General hospital, Shanga, for treatment, where a medical Doctor confirmed eleven dead, while the remaining victims are responding to treatment.”