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A truck carrying bags of cement crushed and killed at least 55 people when the driver lost control and ran into a crowd on a road in Dekian, central Nigeria's Kogi State, police said Sunday.I can only confirm that 55 people were killed. The driver of the truck lost control and ran into a group of people moving in a procession along the road, a senior police officer told.He said several people were also injured in the accident on Saturday.Local media said between 65 and 90 people died in the crash.Accidents on Nigeria's poorly-maintained inter-city roads are common.
