Five confirmed dead, eight hurt in Niger State road accident

Five people have died and eight others are seriously injured in a road accident that happened on Sunday in Agaie, Niger State.

Hussaini Guregi, the desk officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie LGA, shared the news with reporters.

Mr Guregi said the crash involved a trailer carrying about 40 passengers and a tanker.

He explained that the trailer was on its way from Gusau in Zamfara to Shagamu in Ogun State when the accident occurred.

According to him, five people died at the scene, and the injured were taken to the General Hospital in Agaie for treatment.

"The accident was caused by a faulty tanker parked on the road and an attempt by another trailer to overtake it.

As the trailer with passengers tried to avoid the tanker, it lost control and crashed," he said.

Mr Guregi also mentioned that the bodies of the deceased have been taken to the morgue at the General Hospital in Agaie.