From Tom Garba, Yola
A trailer loaded with cows and people crashed in Ngorore, a busy outskirt town of Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
The long vehicle with registration number DKU 427 XA was said to have conveyed over 100 passengers and 60 herds of cattle and was returning from Song market when the accident occurred.
A total of 60 persons have been confirmed dead while 29 others were injured in the crash, which occurred on Sunday night.
Eyewitnesses said the driver of the vehicle which was on full speed and lost control, swerving into the bush and a deep ditch.
The incident, which happened at about 8.30pm Sunday night caused a long traffic hold up on the busy Yola-Gombe Federal Highway.
Charred remains of human bodies and those of the cattle littered the accident spot and its surroundings, even as many of them were smashed beyond recognition.
Humanitarian and rescue teams were on hand to render assistance to the injured as the dead were evacuated to the morgue of the Yola Specialist Hospital.
The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the tragic incident.
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