21 die in Kaduna auto crash

At least 21 people died in an auto crash along the Kaduna- Abuja highway on Thursday.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State told journalists on Friday
that a truck and a passenger commercial bus heading to Kano State were involved in the accident.

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He said: “The accident occurred close to a Traffic diversion around Niger State, which forced all vehicles coming from the opposite directions to drive on a single lane.

“The driver of the truck immediately fled the scene of the accident. The accident caused heavy traffic that lasted several hours on the highway.”

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