NIAMEY – Eight people died on the spot and another succumbed to injuries at a local hospital following two road accidents in Niger on Monday, reported the national television.
More than 100 were injured, including 30 in critical condition, said the report.
Both accidents occurred in Dosso, a city in western Niger. The first occurred at the village of Seyti and the second at the city’s entrance.
The victims were returning from the city of Kiota, where they celebrated Mouloud, a holiday marking the birth of the Prophet of Islam.
The two accidents involved vehicles unsuitable for transport or overloaded, reflecting a lack of respect for road traffic rules, said the governor of the region, General Iro Oumarou, during his visit to the hospital and the scene of the accidents.
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