Twenty athletes from Kano Contingent, who participated in the just concluded National Sports Festival, Gateway Games, Ogun State, have been confirmed dead.
They were involved in a ghastly motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura Local Government area of Kano State.
The returning athletes, who were 30 in number, had almost reached their destination when the tragedy struck.
Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, Umar Fagge confirmed the sad incident.
"As I am talking to you now, we have counted 19 dead bodies,” Fagge said.