At least 19 wedding guests died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in the Kwana Maciji area of Pankshin Local Government Area, Plateau State.
The Chairman of the Pankshin Local Government Area Emergency Management Committee, John Dasar, confirmed the incident.
Dasar said the guests, who came from Kano State to attend a wedding in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, were returning home when the accident occurred.
According to him, as the travelers were being helped out of the affected vehicle, it caught fire, burning the 19 people who had not yet been evacuated.
