Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- At least four people were killed on Sunday evening after a truck rammed into a crowd participating in a cultural carnival in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, authorities and eyewitnesses have confirmed.

The accident occurred near the Eggon Community Secondary School, the venue of the annual Ame Wo Ba Eggon (AWBE) cultural festival. The accident reportedly involved three trucks, which lost control and veered into the procession, abruptly turning a moment of celebration into tragedy.

Eyewitnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the trucks ploughed through participants who were dancing and marching along the carnival route, triggering panic as revellers scampered for safety. However, only one of the truck...