An official says two road accidents that took place an hour apart have claimed 25 lives on a northern Nigerian road.<\/p>\n
Zamfara state spokesman Nuhu Anka said Tuesday the first accident occurred Monday after a bus tire burst on Gusau-Sokoto road. The driver lost control of his vehicle, leading to death of six passengers who were headed to a wedding.<\/p>\n
Anka said 19 people died in a second accident involving a bus and a car on the same road, and ten more were injured.<\/p>\n
He said reckless driving caused the accidents.<\/p>\n
He said the road, which is 130 miles (230 kilometers) long, was not damaged where the accidents occurred, although it has bad patches.<\/p>\n
Traffic crashes remain common in Nigeria, a nation with potholed highways and many speeding drivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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