20 dead as truck runs into Nigeria crowd

At least 20 people have been killed after a truck crashed into a crowded market in Nigeria’s Ekiti state, officials and witnesses said on Sunday. The accident happened on late Saturday after the driver of the truck, laden with bags of rice, lost control and the vehicle crashed into the Iworoko main market, according to Caleb Ikechukwu, spokesperson for the police in Ekiti. Eyewitnesses said rescuers removed at least 20 dead bodies from the scene.