THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zamfara State command, has confirmed 15 persons dead in a ghastly accident which occurred on Gusau-Tsafe road in the early hours of Sunday.
Sector Commander, Amos Thilizer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sundaythat the accident was caused by a trailer driver, who lost control and ran into a Toyota hiace, killing all the passengers.
The sector commander further said that three other persons in the trailer sustained various degrees of injury and had been taken to General Hospital, Tsafe, for treatment.
He said 15 corpses were later deposited at the hospital mortuary, while efforts were being made to contact their relatives.
According to the FRSC sector commander, the bus was coming to Gusau from Kano, while the trailer was on its way to Zaria, Kaduna State.
The sector commander also said the law on the use of speed limiting device had taken effect, while warning road users to comply.
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