Seven fatalities reported in Gombe State vehicle crash

Seven individuals were killed and 11 others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Tashan Magariya Junction along the Gombe-Billiri Road in Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The crash involved a DAF trailer, two Volkswagen Golf cars, and five motorcycles, totaling eight vehicles.

The Federal Road Safety Corps reported that the accident was caused by brake failure, leading the driver of the trailer, which was 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, suffering from various injuries such as compound fractures and lacerations. The FRSC responded to a distress call at 5:32 p.m. and arrived at the scene by 5:34 p.m.

The victims were transported to the Federal Medical Centre in Kumo for medical care, while the vehicles involved were handed over to the police's Motor Traffic Division for further action.