14 die as vehicle plunges into river in Kebbi

No fewer than 14 people died in an
accident when a vehicle plunged into a
river on Bahindi-Kende road in Bagudo
Local Government Area of Kebbi.
Alhaji Tukur Mari, Chairman, Nigeria Union
of Journalists, Kebbi Council, who
witnessed the accident, told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident
occurred at midnight on Saturday.
Mari told NAN in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday
that the accident occurred when the driver
of the vehicle lost control and the vehicle
plunged into Kende River.
He said 14 of the 15 passengers in
the vehicle died.
He said the survivor, Malam Shamsuddeen
Kende, was receiving treatment at the
General Hospital, Dakingari, while the dead
were buried on Sunday morning according
to Islamic rites.
The Vice-Chairman of Bagudo Local
Government, Alhaji Aliyu Zagga, and the
District Head of Kende, Alhaji Bello Zagga,
both confirmed the incident.
Both men attended the burial of the
victims. (NAN)