Female police officer, pedestrian killed in Gombe truck crash

A pistillate constabulary serviceman and different idiosyncratic person died aft a motortruck crashed into shops astatine New Mile 3 Market on the Gombe–Yola road on Wednesday.

The truck, which was carrying bags of grain, reportedly mislaid power aft suffering brake nonaccomplishment and slammed into roadside shops. Two different people, including the driver, were injured successful the accident.

Witnesses said the operator was coming from the Taraba country erstwhile the motortruck developed brake nonaccomplishment earlier crashing into traders, passersby and adjacent shops.

The Gombe State Police Command confirmed that the mishap progressive a DAF motortruck with registration fig XH 122 GME, 3 motorcycles, pedestrians and respective shops.

Police spokesperson Buhari Abdullahi said aboriginal investigations showed that the operator was attempting to participate a filling presumption done a one-way way erstwhile the brakes failed.

He said, “As a effect of the accident, 2 persons, namely Woman Police Constable Sharifa Gaina, attached to the Communications Department of the Gombe State Command, and 1 unidentified antheral pedestrian, regrettably mislaid their lives, portion 2 different persons, including the motortruck driver, sustained injuries and are presently receiving treatment. The mishap besides caused harm to 3 motorcycles and immoderate adjacent shops.”

Abdullahi added that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Ahmed Chuso, had warned motori...