My people, na so e be o! Two people don check out waka with the latest motor crash wey happen for Gombe, and six others don collect serious injuries wey no be small at all. This wahala happen for around 10:20 pm, for the Gombe–Yola Road near New Mile 3. Na long truck wey carry bags of rice jam plenty wahala.
The Senior Special Assistant on Security Matters, Amb. Yusuf Danbayo, come confirm say na negligence wey carry the crash come. The driver forget to engage the handbrake well, so as the truck dey there, e just waka enter road like race car wey no get control again and bam! E jam the Mach Operations Hattara Toyota Hilux.
People wey dey near no fit escape. As dem scatter ground, two persons don die spot while six others dey hospital dey manage their serious injuries. Dem don rush the injured ones go Federal Teaching Hospital for Gombe, make dem take care of dem, while the two bodies wey don check out go don land for Specialist Hospital.
Omo, the driver no fit run away, police don catch am and him dey for custody wey dem go transfer am to Motor Traffic Department for more serious wahala. E be like say dis kind matter no fit dey happen again, as authorities dey shout make all drivers of heavy-duty trucks take am easy when dem dey park, especially for major highways. Na so dem go fit prevent more sad stories like this.
Na wa o! This accident no reach two days after another one happen for Benin where 11 people don also check out due to motor wahala wey involve truck and bus. Road safety men don dey investigate as dem dey gather more gist about wetin really go down.
Make we all dey careful for road o, no be say we dey waka no minding road condition and wetin we dey do. Every life matter! Stay sharp, my people!
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