ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) \u2014 At least 30 people have been killed and an unspecified number of people injured in a road accident in northwest Nigeria, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The accident occurred Sunday in Kwanar Barde in the Gezawa area of Kano state and was caused by \u201creckless driving\u201d by the driver of a truck-trailer, Gov. Abba Yusuf said in a statement. He did not specify what other vehicles were involved.<\/p>\n
Yusuf described the accident as \u201cheartbreaking and a great loss\u201d to the affected families and the state. He did not provide more details of the accident.<\/p>\n
Africa\u2019s most populous country recorded 5,421 deaths in 9,570 road accidents in 2024, according to data by the country\u2019s Federal Road Safety Corps.<\/p>\n
Experts say a combination of factors including a network of bad roads, lax enforcement of traffic laws and indiscipline by some drivers produce the grim statistics.<\/p>\n
In December, boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua<\/a> was in a deadly car crash that injured him and killed Sina Ghami and Latif \u201cLatz\u201d Ayodele, two of his friends, in southwest Nigeria.<\/p>\n Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, Joshua\u2019s driver, was charged with dangerous and reckless driving<\/a> and his trial is scheduled to begin later this month.<\/p>\n