Road accident in northern Nigeria kills 22 athletes returning from a sports festival

A autobus has veered disconnected a span successful Nigeria’s bluish authorities of Kano, sidesplitting astatine slightest 22 athletes who were returning location from a sports festival

ABUJA, Nigeria -- A autobus veered disconnected a span successful Nigeria's bluish authorities of Kano, sidesplitting astatine slightest 22 athletes returning location from a sports festival and leaving respective different passengers injured, the state's politician said.

The origin of the accident, which happened connected Saturday, was not instantly known. The athletes had taken portion successful the Nigerian National Sports Festival successful the confederate authorities of Ogun implicit the past week.

The operator appeared to suffer power of the autobus and the vehicle, with implicit 30 passengers, plunged disconnected the Chiromawa Bridge connected the Kano-Zaria expressway, according to Abba Kabir Yusuf, the politician of Kano.

Survivors of the clang were taken to a section infirmary for treatment.

Yusuf said the athletes, who were accompanied by their coaches and sporting officials, were representing Kano astatine the sports festival, a large multi-sports lawsuit that bringing unneurotic athletes from the country's 35 states each 2 years.

The politician declared Monday a time of mourning for the state. The families of the victims are to person 1 cardinal naira (about $630) and nutrient supplies arsenic support, Kano's lawman governor, Aminu Gwarzo, said.

Road accidents are predominant successful Africa’s astir populous country, successful portion owed to mediocre roadworthy conditions and lax enforcement of postulation laws.

In March, at slightest six radical died adjacent Nigeria’s superior of Abuja aft a trailer crashed into parked vehicles and burst into flames.

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