ABUJA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The tragic aftermath of a devastating crash involving an overloaded truck in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger has resulted in a death toll of 25, surpassing the earlier confirmed figure of 17 by the Nigerian traffic police, a senior official said Wednesday.
The driver of the truck, laden with goods and passengers beyond its capacity, lost control of the vehicle on a busy expressway in the Magama local government area on Tuesday. The accident also left more than 200 people injured.
