A fully loaded truck of cement has somersaulted along the Zamfara-Sokoto Highway just a few kilometers away from Talatan Mafara.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials in Sokoto rushed to the scene of the accident for rescue operation but no one was trapped inside the truck when they arrived.

According to an Eye witness, the driver was seriously injured but had been taken to the hospital before the arrival of NEMA officials.