An auto crash has reportedly claimed the lives of passengers of an 18 seater bus said to have taken off from Lagos in the early hours of today in Gidan Kwano, along Minna-Bida road in Bosso Local Government area of Niger State.
According to a resident of the area, Ado Musa, the exact time the accident occurred cannot be ascertained but he disclosed that it happened before 5:00am.
Explaining how the incident happened, Musa said the bus ran into a stationed truck before going up in flames with all passengers burning beyond recognition before anyone could offer to help.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Wasiu disclosed that victims of the crash have been given a mass burial close to the scene of the accident.
Abiodun stated that the plate number of the bus was also burnt beyond recognition, adding that efforts are being made to trace the bus and the manifest.
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