Seven dead, 40 injured in Yobe auto crash

At least seven persons died and 40 others were injured in an auto accident along the Nangere-Gashua Road in Yobe State on Wednesday.

The spokesman for the state police command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the accident to journalists in Damaturu.

He said: “A fatal traffic accident occurred along Nangere-Gashua Road involving a trailer with registration no. XB 918 KTN loaded with cows and over 50 passengers and a Tata truck with registration no. ABJ 222 XG.

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“The accident which resulted in the instant death of seven persons and injuries to 40 people occurred when the driver of the trailer tried to avoid the Tata truck that was leaving the highway for a feeder road.”

He said the injured persons were taken to the General Hospital in Nangere, the Specialist Hospital in Potiskum, and Yobe Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, for treatment.

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