RSOE EDIS: Nigeria - Vehicle Accident - 2009.12.25

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2009-12-25 11:19:00 - Vehicle Accident - Nigeria EDIS CODE: VI-20091225-24310-NGA Date & Time: 2009-12-25 11:19:00 [UTC] Area: Nigeria, State of Zamfara, , Gidan Kano Number of death person(s): 23 Number of Injured person(s): 16 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Twenty-three persons aboard a trailer loaded with cattle were confirmed dead after a crash in northern Nigeria's Zamfara State, local media reported on Friday. Twenty passengers were killed on the spot in the accident on Wednesday night at the Gidan Kano village along the Sokoto Gusau road. Another three died in a hospital. An witnesses said the trailer's driver lost control when he approached a very sharp bend at high speed at Gidan Kano and could not control it. The articulated vehicle then skidded off the road and somersaulted, witnesses said. The witnesses said the trailer, which was conveying cattle to Lagos, was also overloaded with passengers who were poor travelers mostly hanging along the edges of the truck's body. Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps Musa Kankiya said 16 other passengers sustained various degrees of injuries and were taken to Talata Mafara General Hospital for treatment. Kankiya urged road users to avoid high speeding and reckless overtaking during the festive periods. Posted:2009-12-25 11:19:00 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu