Nine feared dead in multiple-vehicle accident along Yola road in Gombe

Nine feared dead in multiple-vehicle accident along Yola road in Gombe

By: Zagazola Makama

No fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead following a fatal motor vehicle accident along the Yola Road in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State.

Zagazola gathered that the accident occurred on Dec. 22 at about 7:00 a.m. near Kaluwa Village and involved a DAF truck and a Sharon commercial vehicle, both travelling in the same direction.

Sources said the DAF truck, with registration number BLG 551 XA, driven by Umar Abubakar, 41, from Potiskum, Yobe State, reportedly rammed into the Sharon vehicle, with registration number GME 19 XC, driven by Garba Sule, 60.

As a result of the impact, the driver of the truck lost control, causing the vehicle to somersault and fall by the roadside.

Victims of the accident were rushed to the General Hospital in Kaltungo, where nine unidentified persons were confirmed dead on arrival.

The sources also said two other unidentified persons were trapped inside the DAF truck, while efforts were ongoing to evacuate them.

Nine feared dead in multiple-vehicle accident along Yola road in Gombe