It was a black Sunday in Lagos and Kano states, as no fewer than 29 persons were killed and many others sustained various degrees of injuries in two separate auto crashes.
While 21 persons lost their lives in a crash involving a Toyota Hummer Bus and a DAF trailer along the Kano–Zaria highway, eight others died, and several sustained injuries on the Badagry Expressway in Lagos when a commercial bus collided with a truck.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano Sector Commander, Mohammed Bature, confirmed the incident, describing it as one of the most devastating crashes in recent times. A total of 24 passengers were involved in the crash, which occurred at Kasuwar Dogo, Dakatsalle, around 8:23 a.m. (Vanguard)
