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By Correspondent in Minna
As the people of Kwara state bemoam the loss of lives and burnt house in an articulated vehicle accident in that state,three persons have lost their lives while 33 others suffered injuries in an accident on Gwachipe bridge on the, Suleja-Lambata bridge on Wednesday in Niger state.
The Reporters gathered that accident which occurred at about noon, due to over speeding, was said to have been caused by an articulated vehicle conveying goods and persons to Lagos from Kano whose driver was said to have lost control as the vehicle made way to cross the bridge.
Meanwhile, personnel of the Suleja-Lambata outpost of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were on the scene of the accident and evacuated the victims to the nearby hospital confirmed the accident.
The Niger Sector Commander,FRSC in the state, Corps Commander Joel Dagwa, attributed the crash to recklessness on the part of the driver.
“We had a lone crash which involved a commercial trailer without any plate number from Kano heading to Lagos.
“All the 36 persons, including; 25 male adults, seven female adults, two male children and two female children were involved in the accident. By our rescue records, 30 people were seriously injured were three male lost their lives in the crash,”he confirmed.
Dagwa further explained that the victims of the crash were evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gawu Babangida, adding that the three corpses were deposited in the mortuary at Sabon-Wuse.
