KANO, Nigeria — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kano Sector Command, says at least seven people were killed and 70 injured in a fatal crash along the Kano–Hadejia corridor, involving a commercial DAF trailer carrying passengers and goods.
In a statement, FRSC spokesperson Abdullahi Labaran said the vehicle (registration KTG 467 YG) had 105 persons onboard when it crashed in the Kwanar Barde/Gezawa axis. The command described the incident as a single-vehicle fatal crash, attributing it to overspeeding, loss of control, and the dangerous practice of mixing passengers with cargo.
The FRSC added that victims were evacuated to multiple hospitals, including Sir Sunusi Specialist Hospital, Gezawa General Hospital, Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, and Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital. Authorities said emergency response teams were deployed quickly to stabilize survivors and coordinate treatment.
The agency’s casualty figure differs from an earlier statement from Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s office, which said over 30 people had died in the same crash. That higher figure was repeated by several local and international reports citing the governor’s spokesperson, creating an active discrepancy in public reporting as officials continue reconciliation of casualty data.
Governor Yusuf has expressed condolences and called the crash a major tragedy for families and the state, while state authorities said injured victims would receive support. FRSC, for its part, renewed warnings to commercial drivers against reckless driving and illegal passenger conveyance in goods vehicles, saying such practices are a recurring cause of mass-casualty incidents.
The crash has again spotlighted road safety enforcement gaps in northern Nigeria, where overloaded long-haul vehicles, speeding, and weak compliance with transport rules continue to fuel deadly accidents. Until a unified post-incident audit is published, the confirmed official toll from FRSC remains 7 dead and 70 injured, with the governor’s office maintaining that fatalities may be significantly higher.
