At least 23 people died in the north of Nigeria as a result of a truck overturning. The truck transported dozens of passengers as well as goods, Informed on Friday the local authorities. TASR writes about this based on AFP report.
The driver in the city of Kano reportedly lost the late night control of a truck and it then collapsed into the underpass, Nigerian authorities. The truck was heading from Maiduguri – a distant from the scene of the accident about 500 kilometers – to Lagos in the southwest of Nigeria.
“The total number of victims is 23, while 48 other passengers suffered injuries of varying degrees,” They delivered local authorities. According to their data, they recorded in the country in 2024 almost 10,000 traffic accidents that claimed more than 5400 dead.