Eight People Die for Road Accident Inside Yobe State

Ah, Naija! No be small wahala wey happen for Yobe State as eight persons don scatter for road accident wey happen along Potiskum–Dogon Kuka carriageway. E be like say na bad luck dey follow this route. According to Mr. Andrew Longkam, the Yobe Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), accident happen around 12:40pm on Thursday. Wetin happen?

So, as we dey hear am, na white Howo trailer wey dey carry load and white Mitsubishi Canter wey dey speed mix-up for road. E no go better for anybody wey dey around. The crash happen for area wey dem dey call Gaggaba, and na so dem confirm the accident sharp sharp. FRSC operatives no waste time, dem rush come the scene within five minutes to do wetin dem sabi best: rescue and control wahala for road.

The casualty figures no be funny at all. Out of twelve adult males wey dey inside two vehicles, eight go down, four manage survive. Among those wey survive, three go carry injury, while one dey okay, thank God! Dem carry the injured go Government General Hospital for Dogon Kuka sharp-sharp to receive treatment.

As the sector commander talk, na the Mitsubishi Canter cause the problem. E dey suspected say the driver dey speed like person wey wan catch up with jet, and na so e jam the trailer. Proper investigation dey on ground to uncover the real gist wey lead to this ugly incident. Longkam don advise all motorists make dem dey shine their eye for road; speed no dey friend with safety at all.

Also, another one wey happen for Potiskum-Damaturu highway, this one don give us another scare. Six people don confirm death after another head-on-collision between trailer and Canter truck. This time, na the canter driver wey break traffic rule carry people go grave. The trailer dey carry soya beans and na only one person survive among the five wey dey inside am. The canter wey wan carry bricks, it go just enter wrong side of the road, wey lead to the deadly accident.

Eyewitnesses wey dey around say plenty travelers come gather for the accident scene to help, but na to watch as the Federal Road Safety Corps dey use crane to lift the trailer wey don scatter. E no dey funny at all; accidents like this dey vex so many people, and e dey show say we need to dey take road safety serious for Naija. Make everybody try dey follow road rules, so we no go dey hear this kind sad story again.