Many escape death as train crushes trailer, tricycle in Kano

Many people escaped death on Sunday when a Lagos-Kano passenger train crushed a trailer and a tricycle..

The accident reportedly occurred around 11am when the trailer and tricycle were trying to cross the rail track along Obasanjo road in Kano metropolis.

Eyewitnesses said they saw the trailer and tricycle moving towards the direction of the rail line while the train was coming and they attempted to flag them down but they did not notice.

The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, who confirmed the incident, said no life was lost in the accident.

He said his team had evacuated six passengers who sustained injuries from the incident and were currently at the Murtala Muhammad hospital for medical attention.

Spokesman for the Kano Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Abdullahi Labaran said they were at the scene of accident to clear the debris for free flow of traffic.