Fifteen persons lost their lives in Adamawa on Sunday when a truck conveying cows and passengers lost control on a bridge and fell into a drying river.
The Adamawa Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Adetunji, confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Monday.
Adetunji said that the accident occurred at about 10p.m. on the Ngurore Bridge on Yola-Numan Road.
He said that before the arrival of FRSC personnel at the scene, the victims had been evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, and Specialists Hospital, Yola.