— Six people were killed and 12 others injured as two vehicles crashed into each other on a road in southwest Nigeria’s Ogun state on Saturday, road police said.
Ahmed Umar, a commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun state, told reporters in the town of Ota in the state that a total of 18 people were involved in the accident suspected to be caused by wrongful overtaking and loss of control.
Umar said the injured were rushed to a local hospital for treatment and the corpses of the deceased have been deposited at the same hospital for identification.
He warned motorists against dangerous driving, especially during the holiday season of high vehicular movement.
Deadly road accidents are frequently reported in Nigeria, often caused by overloading, bad road conditions, and reckless driving.
