Seven fatalities in Gombe State multiple-vehicle crash

Seven individuals were killed and 11 others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 5.30pm on Thursday at Tashan Magariya Junction along the Gombe-Billiri road in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The incident involved a DAF trailer, two Volkswagen Golf cars, and five motorcycles, totaling eight vehicles.

The Federal Road Safety Corps reported that the crash was caused by brake failure, leading the driver of the DAF trailer, traveling from Gombe towards Yola, to lose control and collide with the other vehicles. Among the deceased were four adult males, two male children, and one female child.

The injured included four adult males, three adult females, and four female children, with injuries ranging from compound fractures to lacerations and bruises. The FRSC responded to a distress call received at 5.32pm, arriving at the scene by 5.34pm.

Victims were transported to the Federal Medical Centre, Kumo, for medical care, while the vehicles were handed over to the Motor Traffic Division of the police in Kumo for further action.