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There was one survivor.
No fewer than 14 people died on Saturday when a vehicle plunged into a river on Bahindi-Kende road in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi, local officials and the media said.
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kebbi Council, Tukur Mari, who witnessed the accident said it occurred at midnight Saturday.
The Vice-Chairman of Bagudo Local Government, Aliyu Zagga, and the District Head of Kende, Bello Zagga, also confirmed the incident.
Mr. Mari said the accident occurred when the driver of the vehicle lost control of the car, which fell into the Kende River. He said 14 of the 15 passengers in the vehicle died.
A survivor, Shamsuddeen Kende, was receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Dakingari, while the dead were buried on Sunday morning according to Islamic rites, he said.
(NAN)
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