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Road accident kills 22 in northern Nigeria
                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-02-11 00:41:16 | Editor: huaxia

ABUJA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two people died and 58 others sustained injuries on Friday in a road accident in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said.

The accident occurred when an overloaded articulated vehicle had a burst tyre on the busy Kano-Kaduna expressway, Ahmed Sa'idu-Daura, a commander of the road safety police, told Xinhua.

The official said the accident was "avoidable", noting the vehicle was overloaded with passengers and wood when it suddenly suffered a tyre burst due to speeding.

The injured have been taken to government hospitals for treatment, he added. Enditem

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Road accident kills 22 in northern Nigeria

Source: Xinhua 2017-02-11 00:41:16

ABUJA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two people died and 58 others sustained injuries on Friday in a road accident in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said.

The accident occurred when an overloaded articulated vehicle had a burst tyre on the busy Kano-Kaduna expressway, Ahmed Sa'idu-Daura, a commander of the road safety police, told Xinhua.

The official said the accident was "avoidable", noting the vehicle was overloaded with passengers and wood when it suddenly suffered a tyre burst due to speeding.

The injured have been taken to government hospitals for treatment, he added. Enditem

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