Painful exit as newly wedded bride, 5 bridesmaids, brother-in-law & six others die in motor accident in Niger state
Tragedy struck in Edati, Niger State as no fewer than 13 people, including a newlywed bride, five bridesmaids, her brother-in-law, and six others, lost their lives in auto crash in a tragic incident that took place near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State.
The tragic incident, according to reports, occurred on Friday evening at a place near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State. According to reports, the accident occurred as a result of combined factors of speeding and reckless overtaking.
According to the Niger State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, the collision involved two vehicles. An ash Toyota Corolla travelling from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus heading to Ogbomosho in Oyo State.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Tsukwan Kumar, disclosed that the crash claimed the lives of eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child.
Kumar further stated that four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child sustained critical injuries.
He stated that response team of the FRSC rushed the injured victims to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Bida. He added that nine dead bodies were handed over to their grieving relatives at the crash scene upon identification. The remaining four dead bodies were taken to the General Hospital Kutigi mortuary.
