Fatal road crash claims 6 lives, injures 8 others in Yobe

Yobe State Police Command said a tragic road accident that occurred along Potiskum–Fika Road, around Maiduwa Junction has claimed six lives.

This was disclosed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, in a statement issued on Saturday.

According to the statement, preliminary investigation revealed that a Sharon vehicle with registration number PKM 549 YZ, driven by one Adamu Hassan, was conveying passengers from Potiskum to Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the crash.

As a result, six passengers tragically lost their lives on the spot, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries.

“On receipt of the report, personnel of the Motor Traffic Department (MTD) of the Fika Division swiftly responded, rushed to the scene, and evacuated both the injured and the deceased to the General Hospital, Fika, where a medical doctor confirmed the six victims dead”, it said.

The Command through the PPRO said efforts are ongoing to trace and contact the relatives of the deceased for proper identification.

It attributed this incident to over speeding, reckless and dangerous driving, unnecessary overtaking, and drug abuse by some commercial drivers.