Tragic Accident Befalls Yobe State As Multiple Deaths Are Recorded

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A terrible accident which occurred in Yobe state yesterday has claimed the life of at least seven people while five others were hospitalized due to serious injuries. The accident, according to sources, occurred along the busy Damaturu‑Potiskum road in Yobe State at about 10.15 am yesterday when the vehicle, a Honda car, conveying a stalwart of All Progressives Congress, APC, and party supporters from Borno to Abuja for the party’s National Convention, had a head-on collision with a Volkswagen Golf car.

“The woman and all passengers in the Golf car died on the spot while three APC supporters in the Honda car were injured,” a source in Damaturu said.

Among victims of the accident included a notable APC politician and member of a social media group, Borno Social Media Frontiers, BSF, Hajiya Saratu Ibrahim Biu, her son, Mr. Jojo Ibrahim, the driver of the car was among those injured.Yobe State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Yusuf Garba, described the accident as fatal.

“We got the information about the accident through a good Samaritan and we mobilised immediately to the scene.”

He disclosed that over N90,000 and other belongings of the victims were recovered by the corps from the scene even as he enjoined motorists to observe traffic rules when driving to prevent accidents on the roads.

Source: Punch