10 die, three injured in Yobe road crash
No fewer lives of 10 people have lost their lives while three others sustained varying degrees in a road accident that occurred on the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway.
The incident happened at a checkpoint in Warsala town around 3 pm on Tuesday.
According to eyewitnesses, a truck loaded with cement and passengers summersault and plunged into a ditch, resulting in the tragic loss of life.
The Public Relations Officer for the Yobe State Police Command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday.
Abdulkarim said the injured passengers were rushed to the Specialists Hospital in Damaturu for treatment practices.
He said, “The truck lost control and rammed into a Sharon car at the checkpoint before veering into the ditch. Fortunately, the driver of the Sharon car escaped unharmed, although the vehicle was damaged.”
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