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AGAIN, Dangote Trailer Kills 11 People In Nasarawa State.

Dangote accidented trailer.

The state of Nasarawa was thrown into turmoil on Monday as tragedy struck when a trailer belonging to Dangote Group crushed 11 persons to death and injured many in Lafia-Akwanga road in the state.


Eye witnesses said that the trailer had a brake failure at Endehu hill along the high-way popularly known as “Many have gone and the trailer loaded with cement, was involved in the mishap with a Sharon car and a motorcycle.

Reacting to one of the killings by Dangote Trailers across Nigeria, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ismaila Kugu, confirmed the development while briefing journalists in Lafia, the state capital and explained that those killed comprised nine men and two women.

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the Dangote trailer with registration number Kano-KMC 523 YD, loaded with cement heading towards Lafia, crushed the saloon car with registration number, Nasarawa-LFA 497 ZY, killing all the nine occupants in the car.

He further revealed that the trailer also crushed the motorcycle rider to death, while one of the occupants of the trailer also died in the accident making it eleven.

Meanwhile, the bodies of the 11 deceased persons have been deposited at the General Hospital in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State

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