A truck loaded with cows being conveyed to Enugu from Wudil has somersaulted on Maiduguri road flyover in Kano.

It was learnt that the truck was loaded with 28 cows, sheep, onions and dates.

One of the passengers on board the truck, Hashim Rabiu Tamburawa, told Daily Trust that the truck had left Wudil for Enugu, but on reaching the flyover at Hotoro, the vehicle somersaulted.

He said break failure might be responsible for the accident.

Policemen and officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and men of the state fire service rushed to the scene to assist those who sustained injuries.

Some of the victims were taken to Sir Sanusi Hospital at Yan Kaba.

No death has been recorded from the accident so far.

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