27 Die In Sokoto/Benin Auto Crash
27 people have been killed in two separate auto accidents in Sokoto and Edo states, Channels TV has reported.
In Sokoto, according to the report, a night accident at Tudun-Dukiya village near Dogon Karfe, Sokoto state left at least 13 people dead.
The accident, it was reported occurred between a Peugeot J-5 bus travelling from Jos to Illela and a Toyota Starlet car traveling from Illela to Sokoto.
In Edo State, 14 persons reportedly lost their lives along Benin- Okene highway.
The incident, which occurred around the Ewu slope in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, as reported by Channels TV, involved a 15-seater Toyota Hiace bus and a truck, said to be coming from Abuja.
An eyewitness was reportedly said that the incident occurred when brakes of the truck failed and ran over the Toyota bus coming from the opposite side and killed all 13 passengers in the bus and the driver.