Bride, five bridesmaids killed in road accident
A newlywed bride has been killed in an auto crash alongside her brother-in-law, as well as five bride maids, which involved two vehicles, a Toyota Corolla car traveling from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus heading from Minna, the Niger State capital, to Ogbomoso in Oyo State
Penpushing reports that Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Tsukwan Kumar added that six others also lost their lives, and gave identities as eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child
The sector commander added that four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child sustained critical injuries, explaining that the injured victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Bida for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were handled accordingly.
Penpushing also reports that Kumar disclosed that as at the time of filing this report nine bodies of the victims were handed over to their relatives at the crash scene upon identification, and the remaining four were taken to General hospital Kutigi mortuary,
Meanwhile, as at the time of filing this report, reports have it that the tragedy, occurred on Friday evening and was attributed to speeding and reckless overtaking.
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