A truck belonging to Dangote Group has crushed,  a Second Republic senator, Mukhtar Abdulkarim to death, reports Sahara Reporters.

Abdulkarim, along with his brother and driver, was traveling between Kano and Zamfara States on Friday when the truck rammed into his car, killing him instantly.

His brother, Buhari Abdulkarim, an architect, and his driver were injured in the accident.

Both are said to be receiving medical attention at Uthman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto.

The late senator, an indigene of Talata Mafara, was born in Zurmi, Zamfara State.