The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aisha Saadu, has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a lone lorry crash that occurred along the Suleja-Lapai road in the early hours of Monday.
Speaking to The Nation in Minna, Saadu said the incident happened around 3:40 a.m. The lorry, which was travelling from Kano to Lagos, was conveying goods and 42 male passengers when it crashed.
She disclosed that 22 of the passengers died on the spot, while the remaining 20 sustained varying degrees of injuries.
FRSC officials from Lambatta and Suleja units responded promptly to the distress call.
The injured victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Lambatta, while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the Suleja General Hospital.