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Six die in Cross River auto crash
Six persons were confirmed dead accident along the Calabar-Ogoja highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Abdullahi Hassan, told journalists in Calabar that one person was injured in the accident.
He added that a truck and a Sienna vehicle were involved in the accident.
Hassan said: “We have eight male adults and one female adult in the vehicles. One male adult sustained an injury, while six, consisting of five males and one female, died in the crash.
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“The registration number of the Siena vehicle is AFM 810 NK, while the truck has no number. The probable cause of the crash is wrongful overtaking and speeding.
“Both the injured and those who died have been taken to the General Hospital in Ogoja by officers of the FRSC.”
The FRSC official advised motorists to desist from wrongful overtaking and speeding on highways.
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