Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- At least 10 passengers were killed and several others injured in a fatal road crash along the Jos-Bauchi Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, around a military checkpoint. It involved two articulated trucks and two minibuses.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Plateau State Command, confirmed the incident. The sector's Public Education Officer and Route Commander, Peter Longsan, said the crash occurred at about 12:12 a.m. and involved four vehicles, two trailers and two Ford Galaxy minibuses.

According to him, 19 people were involved in the crash, comprising 17 men and two women. "Ten adult males died on the spot," Mr Longsan said.

He ...