27 killed in north Nigeria traffic crash
2012-12-19 17:26
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Lagos - Police in northwest Nigeria say 27 people riding
atop a truck carrying livestock have been killed when it tipped over and
crashed.
Sokoto state police spokesperson Sani Salisu said on Wednesday
that the crash happened on Monday when the truck took a corner too fast on a
major road in the state.
Salisu said the truck had been heading to Nigeria's Delta
state in the nation's oil-rich southern delta. He said some of those riding
atop the truck survived the crash.
Hitchhikers in the north often ride atop the trucks carrying
produce and livestock to the south.
Traffic crashes remain common in Nigeria, a nation with
potholed highways and many speeding drivers.
The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria is the third
worst country for traffic fatalities, after China and India.
- AP
