Eleven persons died in a ghastly accident yesterday on the Lafia-Akwanga Road in Nasarawa State. Many others sustained injuries.
The accident occurred at Endehu hill, popularly called “Many have gone.” It was the same spot where the Nasarawa State deputy governor’s convoy was attacked recently.
The accident, which happened some few minutes to 11am, involved a trailer loaded with cement, a Sharon car and a motorcycle.
The Nasarawa State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ismaila Kugu, confirmed the accident to reporters in Lafia. He said of the 11 victims, nine were men while two were women.
A truck marked KMC 523 YD, loaded with cement and heading for Lafia crushed the Sharon car marked LFA 497 ZY. All the nine occupants of the car died instantly.
The truck crushed a motorcyclist while one of the occupants of the trailer died instantly.