The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday said 34 persons died in an auto crash at Gadan Kuiwo, along Rijau-Kontagora road.
The Unit Commander, in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, Mr Pius Bagoohlepeng, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He said the accident involved 78 persons with 34 feared dead on the spot while 30 were injured.
He said both the remains of the dead and the injured have been conveyed to hospital
The accident was reported to have involved two articulated vehicles, a trailer conveying cattle and an oil tanker.
According to him, the vehicles had a head on collusion, which sent the trailer tumbling into the bridge bed at about 11pm on Wednesday.
Bagoohlepeng said the trailer which was believed to be on high speed minutes before the crash was coming from Gadan Zaimari, Zamfara State, and was heading for Lagos.