JUST-IN: Truck Crushes 2 Soldiers To Death In Kaduna

Two soldiers of the Nigerian Army have died in an accident involving a motorcycle and waste collection truck in Kaduna State on Tuesday.

An eyewitness told LEADERSHIP that the two soldiers were on a motorcycle in the early hours of Tuesday to resume work at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) before the ugly incident at Mando area of Kaduna.

The two soldiers (names withheld) were rushed to 44 Military Hospital before they were confirmed dead.

According to the eyewitness, the soldiers fell from their motorcycle when it hit a pothole on the road and the truck coming behind them crushed them.

However, when contacted, the Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira, denied knowledge of such incident.