KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A truck carrying passengers crashed in northern Nigeria due to reckless driving, leaving at least 30 people dead and several injured, authorities said Sunday.
The tractor-trailer was traveling on a road in Kwanar Barde town, Gezawa local government area of Kano state, when it lost control, according to a statement from the Kano governor’s office.
Traffic accidents are common in Africa’s most populous country, partly due to poor road conditions and lax enforcement of traffic laws.
The truck involved in the most recent crash was carrying passengers and goods towards Gujungu town in Kano when it crashed early Sunday morning.
The injured, many of them with serious injuries, are receiving medical attention in different hospitals, according to the statement issued by Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson for the governor of Kano, Abba Kabir Yusuf.
“The governor described the incident as heartbreaking and a great loss, not only to the affected families, but to the entire people of Kano State,” the statement added.
After the crash, the authorities once again called for compliance with traffic rules, and threatened to apply severe punishments to violators.
In December, British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured and his two close associates killed when their driver crashed into a parked truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which connects Ogun State to Lagos. Authorities indicated that the driver was speeding, and charged him with dangerous driving.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.
date: 2026-02-09 03:47:00
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