Trailer Kills Seven in Multiple-Vehicle Crash in Gombe

Seven people were killed and 11 injured in a crash involving eight vehicles at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Tashan Magariya Junction in Kumo, Gombe State. Samson Kaura, the state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, said a Daf trailer travelling from Gombe to Yola lost control because of brake failure, hitting two Volkswagen Golf cars and then five motorcycles. All 25 people involved, including eight children, were taken to public hospitals in Kumo, where the victims’ bodies were also deposited. Kaura urged drivers to observe speed limits and called for safer market areas and designated motorcycle parking away from highways.