Four NYSC Members, Soldier, Passenger Killed in Adamawa Road Crash

Four NYSC Members, Soldier, Passenger Killed in Adamawa Road Crash

Four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), a soldier and another passenger have died in a tragic road accident along the Girei–Song Highway in Adamawa State.

The fatal crash occurred at about 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday in the Narehi area of Girei Local Government Area when a military gun truck travelling from Gombi to Yola collided with a commercial Hummer bus conveying passengers from Yola to Mubi.

Eyewitnesses said the impact of the collision caused the commercial bus to overturn before it burst into flames, trapping occupants inside the vehicle.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said all five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt beyond recognition after the vehicle caught fire following the crash.

According to him, preliminary investigations showed that four of the victims were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to Adamawa State.

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Nguroje identified two of the deceased corps members as Suleiman Juliet and Usman Shuaibu, both from Kaduna State, while efforts are ongoing to establish the identities of the remaining victims.

The police spokesperson added that a soldier travelling in the military vehicle also lost his life, while several other occupants of the military truck sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to hospital for treatment.

Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), military authorities and other emergency responders were immediately deployed to the scene to carry out rescue operations and evacuate victims.

The bodies of the deceased were later deposited at the Specialist Hospital in Yola, while investigations have commenced to determine the exact circumstances that led to the collision.

The Adamawa State Police Command expressed condolences to the families of the victims and assured the public that all necessary steps were being taken to identify the remaining deceased persons and notify their relatives.

The tragic incident has once again highlighted concerns over road safety on the busy Yola–Mubi corridor, a major highway that has witnessed several fatal crashes in recent years. Authorities have pledged to provide further updates as investigations progress. (Emirate Radio)

 

 

Four NYSC Members, Soldier, Passenger Killed in Adamawa Road Crash