Father Mansur Muhammad mourns five children lost in crash

Mansur Muhammad recounted the tragic loss of his five children in a crash involving a water tanker and a tricycle in Gombe metropolis. The accident occurred on Tuesday morning near Kanady Academy, along APC Square in the Government Reserved Area (GRA).

The deceased children were identified as Maryam Mansir Adamu, Usman Mansir Adamu, Hauwau Mansir Adamu, Aliyu Mansir Adamu, and Fatima Mansir Adamu. Three other children were injured, including Umar Mansur, who reported that the tricycle fell before the tanker ran over them.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Samson Kaura, confirmed the incident and stated that FRSC personnel arrived for rescue operations. Mansur received a call about the accident shortly after his children left for school and rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, where he found two of his children alive but later learned that five had died.

He described the moment he saw their bodies in the mortuary as unbearable.