The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano Sector Command, has confirmed the death of 25 travellers, while 53 others were injured in an early morning auto crash.

The incident occurred in the Dangwaro International Market, in the metropolitan area of Kano City.

The travellers were said to have been loaded in a trailer which also carried cows heading to the Southern part of Nigeria from Maiduguri.

However, the trailer collided with another vehicle and somersaulted.

The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kano.

He said that the accident involved a trailer (IVECO) with registration number XA 311 ZB.

The Sector Commander said that the accident occurred as a result of excessive speed, dangerous driving and overloading which led to loss of control.