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Summary At least 29 people were killed in head-on collision between two buses in Nigeria's Yobe state.
Two buses on Friday collided head-on and burst into flames killing at least 29 people and injuring 16 others in northern Nigerias Yobe state, police said.Two Toyota Hiace Buses... travelling in opposite directions had a head-on collision and thereafter went off in flames. Twenty nine persons -- eleven of them burnt beyond recognition -- have so far been confirmed dead, national police spokesman Frank Mba said in a statement.The accident occurred in the states Nengere area, the statement added. The injured were taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Potiskum.A similar crash killed 33 people near Potiskum in 2010, when two commuter buses collided and caught fire.The police statement lamented the incessant accidents on Nigerias highways, considered among the most dangerous in the world because of poor road maintenance and reckless driving.Police urged Nigerians to avoid speeding, over loading and flagrant disobedience of road traffic laws and regulations.More than 17,000 people died in about 31,000 road accidents across Nigeria, Africas most populous nation, between 2007 and 2009, according to the federal road safety agencys 2010 report, the most recent published.Last month, an oil tanker tipped over as it tried to avoid three oncoming vehicles. Petrol began spilling out of the truck and locals rushed to the scene to collect free fuel.The petrol then caught fire, burning more than 100 people to death.
