Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- Five persons have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the Lapai-Suleja Road in Niger State.

Thirty-four others sustained varying degrees of injuries and are receiving treatment at the Lapai General Hospital.

The crash, which occurred around 4:30 a.m., involved a vehicle carrying passengers from Kano to Maiduguri en route to Lagos. Witnesses reported that the incident happened when the driver attempted to avoid a collision.

A survivor told PREMIUM TIMES' correspondent that the crash began when a container-laden truck suddenly swerved into their lane.

He said the driver tried to manoeuvre the vehicle out of danger but lost control, resulting in the fatal crash. Th...