EASTER CALAMITY: ELEVEN KILLED, 30 INJURED IN GOMBE ROAD CRASH

The Police spokesman added that, the driver on reaching a point at Unguwan waja, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a procession of crowd evidently celebrating Easter, adding that, one of dead was Adamu Abdullahi, a Corp Assistant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)

‘Sequel to the unfortunate fatal motor accident which occurred yesterday, 21st April, 2019 and led to the death of 11 persons and serious injury to thirty (30) others, the Inspector General of Police, IGP MA Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered a speedy and comprehensive investigation into the incident’,Mba said.

‘The accident occurred along Gombe-Biu road. Eye-witness accounts reveal that the accident occurred as a result of loss of control of the vehicle by the driver while driving along Gadan Malale and heading towards central round about, and on reaching a point at Unguwan waja, rammed into a procession of crowd evidently celebrating Easter’,he stated.

Penpushing further reports that, Mba said, with assistance of the policemen from Gombe Division, the victims were immediately rushed to Gombe Specialist Hospital where the driver who was a staff of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to Government House Gombe and 10 others were confirmed dead.

The police image maker said the remains of the victims were deposited at the morgue while thirty other persons injured are currently receiving treatment, adding that the Gombe State Commissioner of Police visited the scene of the accident to have an on -the-spot assessment as well as the hospital to monitor the treatment of the victims.

The statement said, the Inspector General of Police, while condoling the families and friends of the dead and the injured victim, has advised motorists to exercise utmost caution by obeying all traffic signs, rules and regulations while driving especially this festive period and beyond.