A newly wedded woman, her five bridesmaids, brother-in-law and six others have died in a motor accident around Lukoro, in the Edati Local Government Area of Niger State.
Reports say the accident occurred on Friday evening.
It was gathered that the car involved was taking the bride home but lost control due to speeding and wrongful overtaking and had collided with an oncoming vehicle.
According to an eyewitness, 20 people were said to have been involved in the accident, out of which 13 died and seven others critically injured.
The other vehicle involved in the accident was a commercial Nissan bus which reportedly took off from Minna, heading for Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Tsukwan Kumar, said, “The crash involved two vehicles, a Toyota Corolla conveying the bride and others from Mokwa to Bida; and a commercial Nissan bus from Minna heading to Ogbomoso.
“Those who died comprise eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child; while four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child were injured.
“The vehicles involved in the accident, had property which include five phones, one passport, one NIN slip, three handbags, two travelling boxes, goods and other personal effects belonging to the victims were handed over to the Police Outpost in Wuya.”
The corpses of some the deceased have been handed over to their relatives after proper identification.
Four yet-to-be-identified corpses were said to have been deposited at the General Hospital, Kutigi, in the Lavun Local Government Area of the state.
The injured were said to have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Bida.
