15.09.2025 08:31
As a result of a bus that was part of a wedding convoy falling into a river in Nigeria, 19 people, including women and children, lost their lives. It was reported that the bus was taking the bride to the groom's house and rolled back into the river after stopping on a bridge. Authorities suggest that the driver may have forgotten to engage the handbrake.
Nineteen people lost their lives when a bus involved in a wedding convoy fell into a river in Nigeria's Zamfara state.
Abubakar Muhammed, an official from the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), stated in a press release to the local media that a bus involved in a wedding convoy fell into a river near the village of Fass in Zamfara state.
CLAIM THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT PULL THE HAND BRAKE
Mohammed noted that 19 people, including women and children, lost their lives in the accident. He reported that the bus, which was taking the bride to the groom's house, rolled back into the river after stopping on a partially collapsed bridge, suggesting that the driver may have forgotten to pull the hand brake.