Xinhua News Agency, Accra, September 19 (Reporter Xu Zhengguo Jun) News from Abuja: Nigerian police said on the 19th that a bus crash occurred in the southern state of Ebonyi on the evening of the 18th, killing at least 14 people.
The police said rescuers have so far recovered the remains of 14 victims, and another 5 people have been rescued.
Some of the rescued have been in a coma and have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
The exact number of passengers on the car at the time of the accident is still uncertain, and the search is still continuing.
The police said that at the time of the accident, the bus driver was trying to overtake a truck in front of him, suspected of improper operation causing the bus to fall into the river.
Due to poor road conditions, overloading and speeding, traffic accidents occur frequently in Nigeria.