5 die, 32 injured in crash

 

Five persons died while 32 others sustained injuries after an articulated vehicle was involved in an accident on Monday in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred at about 10:30 at Wanzamai village on Funtua-Kano Road when the driver was said to have lost control of the steering. It occurred close to the new office of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the area.

The lone accident involved a trailer carrying 30 cows and 50 passengers. One of the passengers in the vehicle, Malam Garba Iliya, said the truck was going to Lagos. "The driver lost control and veered off the road throwing all of us into the bush," Iliya said.

The Malunfashi Unit Commander of FRSC, Malam Tijjani Muhammad,confirmed that the truck was going to Lagos. Tijjani, who spoke on behalf of the Sector Commander, Malam Habu Dauda, said the dead and the injured had been taken to Malumfashi General Hospital.

He decried road accidents on Malumfashi-Dayi and Marabar-Kankara roads, attributing the situation to ``poor driving attitudes.’’

He advised drivers against speeding, dangerous overtaking, overloading, reckless driving and drug abuse.

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