By Laleye Dipo in Minna
Not less than thirteen people have been confirmed dead and over 40 others injured in an accident which occurred along Bida-Mokwa road in Niger state on Sunday evening.
It was learnt that the accident involved a trailer which was conveying tomatoes and pepper to the southern part of the country.
According to eyewitnesses, apart from the produce, the trailer was also overloaded with people who sat on makeshift seats on top of the tomatoes.
It was learnt that in an attempt to negotiate a bend around Gbadafu town, a few kilometers from Bida town, the driver of the vehicle lost control forcing the trailer to overturn, throwing its content on the passengers which also resulted in their death and broken limbs of the injured.
Both the dead and the injured were rushed by good Samaritans to the Federal Medical Centre for treatment.
The morgue of the hospital was said to be over congested while the injured that could not be…
