ABUJA, Jan 16 (NNN-NAN) – Nigeria’s traffic police, yesterday said, the death toll of a road accident in the country’s central Plateau State, rose from seven to 16, after obtaining a comprehensive report of the incident.
A total of 99 people were involved in the accident, out of which 16 had been confirmed killed and 83 others injured, Peter Longsan, a spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Plateau, said in a statement, yesterday afternoon, attributing the incident to excessive speeding and overloading.
Longsan told reporters, in the state capital, Jos, that, a truck overturned due to loss of control on a road near the Jwak village, located in the Mangu local government area, late Saturday.
All the injured are being treated in a nearby hospital, Longsan said.
Deadly road accidents are frequently reported in Nigeria, often caused by overloading, bad road conditions, and reckless driving.– NNN-NAN
