No fewer than 18 passengers were burnt to de@th in a ghastly motor acc#dent involving a Toyota bus and a truck in Niger State.
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The acc#dent occurred in the Gidan-Mangoro area, along the Minna-Bida Road, Minna, the state capital.
The incident which occurred at about 3:00 am on Saturday is said to have involved a Kano Line bus going from Lagos to Kano but unfortunately had a head-on collision with a broken-down truck along the way.
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It is reported that 18 occupants of the bus including children and the driver met their untimely de@th as they were b#rnt beyond recognition while their ch@rred bodies were mangled.
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It was learnt that the broken down truck was almost in the centre of the busy Minna-Bida Road without any sign to warn other road users hence the bus rammed into it and burst into fl@mes, causing the de@th of the occupants.
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The acc#dent was also confirmed by the spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who said the only survivor of the acc#dent was receiving treatment at an undisclosed health facility in Minna.
