One killed, two injured as trucks collide in Bauchi

One died while two others were injured following a collision involving two DAF trucks in Bauchi.

According to a press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, the two vehicles were engulfed in fire after the collision.

 The statement read, “A fatal motor vehicle accident occurred on Sunday, 13th April 2025, at about 2:00 AM in Magama Gumau Town, involving two DAF trucks.

“One of the trucks, loaded with white sand and carrying four occupants, rammed into another truck that had broken down on the roadway.

“The collision resulted in a fire that engulfed both vehicles and their contents, leading to the death of one occupant, Usman Magaji, 23years, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries.”

The PPRO revealed that the police operatives attached to the Magama Gumau Divisional Headquarters, in collaboration with other sister security agencies, helped quell the fire.

“They extinguished the fire and rescued the victims. The injured were rushed to Toro General Hospital, where one of them, identified as Usman Magaji, was certified dead by a medical doctor,” the PPRO added.

While commiserating with the victims’ families, the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, Sani-Omolari Aliyu, was quoted as cautioning drivers to adhere strictly to traffic rules.

He also directed the Command’s Central Motor Traffic Department to conduct a discreet investigation into the incident.