25 Killed When Truck Overloaded With Food Items and People Crashes in Nigeria’s North

25 Killed When Truck Overloaded With Food Items and People Crashes in Nigeria’s North
A police tape in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 6, 2022. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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ABUJA, Nigeria—A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others, authorities said Wednesday.

The truck was on its way to Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos on Tuesday when it crashed in Takalafia village in Niger’s Magama district on Tuesday, according to Nigeria’s road safety agency.