On Sunday, January 22 on the Obasanjo Road in Kano metropolis, a train reportedly crushed a trailer and a tricycle leaving many dead.
According to eyewitnesses who run businesses near the Railtrack, the cement trailer was coming towards the rail line as the train was speeding.
The witnesses said they attempted to flag down the trailer but the driver didn’t notice.
“When the driver of the trailer tried to cross the rail line, the train hit the vehicle and the tricycle at the same time,” one of the witnesses told Daily Nigerian.
The witnesses said the passengers in the tricycle had been rushed to hospital unconscious, while the driver of the trailer was said to have escaped unhurt.
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