The Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Aisha Saadu, has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a lone lorry crash that occurred along the Suleja-Lapai road in the early hours of Monday.

Speaking to The Nation in Minna, Saadu said the incident happened around 3:40 a.m. The lorry, which was travelling from Kano to Lagos, was conveying goods and 42 male passengers when it crashed.