Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- At least six people were killed on Friday morning in a road accident in Ebonyi State, Nigeria's South-east.

The accident occurred near the Nkalagu Flyover along the Nkalagu-Enugu Expressway when a commercial bus collided with a tipper truck.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that apart from the six deceased victims, 14 others were injured during the accident, which occurred at 9:40 a.m.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi State, Anthony Ogbodo, confirmed the incident in a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday evening.

Mr Ogbodo said a report from the FRSC Unit in Nkalagu indicated that the crash was due to dangerous overtaking on the busy route.

"The patrol team received the distre...