Bride, her brother-in-law, five bridesmaids and 6 others killed in Niger state auto crash

13 people, including a newlywed bride, five bridesmaids, her brother-in-law, and six others died in a car crash near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State. 

10 of the victims, said to be current and recent graduates of the Sultan Abdulrahman College of Health Technology Gwadabawa, had gathered to celebrate the wedding between another graduate, Umar Jibril Muhammad and a Dental Health student identified as Amina. 

The tragic accident which occurred on Friday evening, January 26, 2024, was attributed to speeding and reckless overtaking.

The collision involved two vehicles: a ash Toyota Corolla traveling from Mokwa to Bida and a commercial Nissan bus heading from Minna, the Niger State capital, to Ogbomosho in Oyo State.

The Niger state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Tsukwan Kumar, said the crash claimed the lives of eight female adults, four male adults, and one male child.

He added that four female adults, one male adult, one male child, and one female child sustained critical injuries.

The injured victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Bida for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were handled accordingly. 

Nine victims were handed over to their relatives at the crash scene upon identification, and the remaining four were taken to General hospital Kutigi mortuary.