According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger, a car crash on Sunday along the Bida-Minna road resulted in 21 casualties.
The accident happened at around 9:25 a.m. near to Sabon Gida village in Bida Local Government Area, according to Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, the Sector Commander, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna.
He clarified that a Toyota Bus with the licence plate NSR 540 ZG and an unregistered Range Rover were both involved in the collision.
He claimed that twenty-one persons were hurt in the accident, and they were all injured in different ways.
He said 14 of the injured persons were taken to Federal Medical Centre Bida while the remaining seven were evacuated to Umaru Sanda General Hospital, Bida for treatment.
The sector commander said the accident occurred when one of the tyres of the Toyota bus pulled off and the vehicle rammed into the oncoming Range Rover.
He advised motorists to exercise caution, check their vehicles properly before putting them on road and adhere strictly to the speed limit to avoid crashes.