ABUJA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and four others were injured in a road accident in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, an official said on Friday.
The accident, involving two cars, was caused by wrongful overtaking and speed violation at the Wailo village of Darazo local government area on Thursday, Abdullahi Yusuf, a commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, told reporters in Bauchi city, capital of the northern state.
"The four people died immediately at the scene of the crash," Yusuf said, adding the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The official urged road users to be wary of speed, saying most of the road accidents in the country were speed-related.
"I keep saying that 90 percent of our road accidents in Nigeria are speed-related. We will continue to educate the masses on the danger of speed and violation of traffic rules," he said.
Deadly road accidents are frequently reported in Nigeria due to bad roads, overspeeding and reckless driving. Enditem
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