Five youngsters from the identical household have died after a water tanker crashed right into a industrial tricycle carrying them to school in Gombe State.
The accident occurred on Tuesday morning close to Kanady Academy, alongside APC Square in the Government Reserved Area, GRA, of Gombe metropolis.
The victims had been recognized as Maryam Mansir Adamu and Usman Mansir Adamu, each Primary Five pupils at Jekadafari Primary School; Hauwau Mansir Adamu of Government Junior Secondary School, Jekadafari; Aliyu Mansir Adamu of Government Day Secondary School, Ahmadu Gombe; and Fatima Mansir Adamu, whose school was not disclosed.
Three different youngsters sustained accidents in the crash and had been rushed to the hospital for therapy.
The Gombe State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Samson Kaura, confirmed the incident.
He defined that “officers arrived at the scene after the initial rescue operation had been completed.”
He stated FRSC personnel later visited the hospital to find out the variety of casualties.
Reacting to the tragedy, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya described the incident as heartbreaking, saying the loss of life of 5 youngsters from one household was a devastating loss to their mother and father, relations, colleges and the whole state.
In an announcement issued by his Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Uba Misilli, the governor stated the kids died at an age when they need to have been pursuing their training and getting ready for a brighter future.
He prolonged his condolences to the bereaved household and the Jekadafari neighborhood, describing the incident as an irreparable loss.
Yahaya additionally prayed for the short restoration of the three injured youngsters receiving medical therapy.
The governor urged motorists to train warning and take accountability on the roads, warning that reckless driving and different harmful practices might value harmless individuals their lives.
