Twelve travellers have been killed and six others injured in a auto crash on Kaduna-m Abuja highway.
The crash occurred Monday afternoon in Nasarawa Doka, along the Kaduna-Abuja road in Kachia local government area of Kaduna state.
A statement by the state commissioner for internal security Samuel Aruwan said the crash involved a lone Toyota Hiace bus conveying 18 passengers from Kaduna to Abuja.
The cause of the crash has been identified as a brake failure following a tyre explosion.
Twelve of the passengers died on the spot, Aruwan said said.
He said the six injured passengers were rushed to a hospital.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condoled with the families of the deceased.
The governor implored citizens to continue to drive safely, pay attention to the condition of their vehicles and observe traffic rules as they ply major highways.
