16 DIE, 18 OTHERS INJURED AS LORRY CRASHES INTO FOREST

No fewer than 16 people died, Wednesday night, while about 81 others sustained serious injuries when an open lorry with about 119 passengers crashed into the forest in Birnin Gwari, 60 kilometres from Kaduna State
metropolis while heading towards Lagos. The haulage vehicle with number plate, Kano XC 230 GML, was
reportedly travelling on a high speed to Lagos from Kano with the passengers said to be mainly youths when it allegedly swerved into the bush and rammed into a tree even as the driver dozed off, apparently due to tiredness. Eyewitnesses told...  CLICK TO READ MORE

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