Five die, eight injured in Niger road crash

Five persons have been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained critical injuries in a road crash that occurred on Sunday in Agaie, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger.
Mr Hussaini Guregi, Desk Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie LGA, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Guregi said the accident involved a trailer conveying about 40 passengers and a tanker.
He explained that the trailer was travelling from Gusau in Zamfara to Shagamu in Ogun State when the crash occurred.
According to him, five persons died on the spot, while the injured were taken to the General Hospital, Agaie, for treatment.
“The accident was caused by a faulty tanker statio...